Popular Mayonnaise Recipe
Ingredients
| Egg yolks | 4 | |
| Oil | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 4 tsp lemon juice or vinegar | ||
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Prepared mustard | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Sugar | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Boiling water | 2 Teaspoon | |
Directions
Before you start, have egg yolks at room temperature and heat oil to tepid.
Rinse a small beater bowl with hot water and dry well.
Drop in the egg yolks.
Beat egg yolks 1 or 2 minutes.
Continue beating constantly and add the warmed oil, a few drops at a time, beating after each addition until mixture thickens to the consistency of sour cream, and you have added about 1/2 cup oil.
Now increase the amount of oil you add to about 1 tablespoon at a time until you have added 3/4 cup or so.
At this point mayonnaise will be very stiff.
Beat in lemon juice and seasonings, then remaining oil.
Beat in boiling water, a further insurance against curdling.
Finally, taste for seasoning.
Scrape into a screw-top jar and refrigerate.
Rinse a small beater bowl with hot water and dry well.
Drop in the egg yolks.
Beat egg yolks 1 or 2 minutes.
Continue beating constantly and add the warmed oil, a few drops at a time, beating after each addition until mixture thickens to the consistency of sour cream, and you have added about 1/2 cup oil.
Now increase the amount of oil you add to about 1 tablespoon at a time until you have added 3/4 cup or so.
At this point mayonnaise will be very stiff.
Beat in lemon juice and seasonings, then remaining oil.
Beat in boiling water, a further insurance against curdling.
Finally, taste for seasoning.
Scrape into a screw-top jar and refrigerate.
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