Alton Brown'S Mayonnaise
- 1 egg yolk*
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 pinches sugar
- 2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 cup oil, safflower or corn
- In a glass bowl, whisk together egg yolk and dry ingredients. Combine lemon juice and vinegar in a separate bowl then thoroughly whisk half into the yolk mixture. Start whisking briskly, then start adding the oil a few drops at a time until the liquid seems to thicken and lighten a bit, (which means you've got an emulsion on your hands). Once you reach that point you can relax your arm a little (but just a little) and increase the oil flow to a constant (albeit thin) stream. Once half of the oil is in add the rest of the lemon juice mixture.
- Continue whisking until all of the oil is incorporated. Leave at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours then refrigerate for up to 1 week.
- FYI... Letting it sit out for an hour or two allows the acid in the vinegar & lemon juice to kill any bacteria from using the raw egg yolk.
egg yolk, salt, dry mustard, sugar, fresh squeezed lemon juice, white wine vinegar, oil
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/alton-browns-mayonnaise-50180675 (may not work)