Mayonnaise sauce is one of the most important types of sauces added to various foods, especially sandwiches and different pasta dishes. It's also served with grilled foods and various salads. Even though it has a high calorie count (100 grams of mayo has 679 calories), some people can't do without it in their meals.
In this article, we'll show you how to make mayonnaise sauce easily and, most importantly, healthy with ingredients you already have in your kitchenIn the recipe, you’ll find that making homemade mayo is really easy, just make sure to follow some tips that will help your sauce turn out great.
First: use a hand whisk
It's better to use a hand whisk to make mayo because a blender or food processor will cause the mayo sauce to separate after just two or three days.
Second: watch the type of oil you use
To keep your mayo healthy, you need to pay attention to the type of oil in the recipe, like using light olive oil.
Recipe ingredients:-
• 1 medium egg yolk.
• 1 cup of light olive oil.
• 1 teaspoon of mustard.
• 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.
• 1 teaspoon of water.
• ¼ teaspoon of salt.
Preparation method:-
1- Mix all the ingredients together except the "oil," then start whisking.
2- Add some drops of the oil (not all of it) drop by drop while continuing to whisk.
3- Keep whisking until you get a thick light-colored texture (this means the emulsion formed).
4- When it starts to thicken (the mix begins to form and get heavier) add the rest of the oil.
5- Once you've added all the oil, you're done.
*Congrats, you made your own mayonnaise sauce*
6- Let the mix sit at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours.
7- Put the mix in the fridge, this mayo will last up to a week.
• Other additions:-
You can add some extras to this recipe like garlic, spices, herbs, or any flavors you want.
Be careful the eggs used here are raw!
You should be careful since this recipe has raw eggs, which can cause salmonella. Even though the chance is low, it’s not zero.
So pregnant women, young kids, and people with immune problems shouldn’t eat raw eggs as health agencies recommend.
This method makes the eggs in the recipe safer:-
You can check if your eggs are safer to use by warming them up in the microwave. To do that, follow these steps:-
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Mix the egg yolk with a spoon of water and a spoon of lemon juice, then stir it all together.
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Cover the mixture and put it in the microwave for about 15 to 20 seconds until the eggs start boiling.
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Take the mixture out and whisk it well until smooth, then put it back in the microwave for 5 seconds.
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Let the mixture cool, then add the rest of the ingredients except the oil, and follow the recipe as mentioned above.
This way you can get homemade mayonnaise that’s healthy and safe for you and your family.
