Why don’t marketers show you this when they sell immersion blenders? This is no Cuisinart or Braun, it’s the cheapest plastic model on the market.
The hours that I’ve wasted, whisk in one hand and slowly drizzling oil in the other, or more likely queuing with my sorry jar of Praise at a store. No more.
The world’s laziest mayonnaise recipe:
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Yield: 1 cup
Crack an egg into your immersion blender container. Don’t even bother to separate the yolk. Add two teaspoons of dijon mustard, a tablespoon of lemon juice, and a pinch of salt. Pour in 200ml of oil. I’m using canola because I’m being both cheap and lazy; if you’re neither of these things, spend some time researching the various olive oils and making tasting notes. Put hand blender to the very bottom of the container and blend until it thickens into mayonnaise.
March 18, 2008 2:14 pm
Hi Phil
I had never seen that before, sent the link to my mother who so happened to get a fancy stainless “whizzy stick” as she liked to call it for her birthday.
Wish you were both here……so any beers (no BBQ though).
http://epicbeer.com their IPA is my favourite so far, although I reached for a Emerson’s oatmeal stout instead of a whisky for a post dinner drink the other night.
Chairs
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March 19, 2008 11:25 pm
That’s how my mom showed me to do ! I never did it differently, I just don’t put all the oil in one time. I just make sure all the ingredients are at the same temperature.
Maybe it’s the belgian way ?!?
And by the way, you have a great and interesting blog. Thank you !
June 8, 2010 1:06 pm
Well, i’ll be dammned. It’s that easy, is it? Thanks a whole bunch. I didn’t know that at all.
I’m in Canada.
September 2, 2010 11:56 am
I just wanted to say that I chanced upon this website looking for an easy way to make mayo.
This recipe is AMAZING!! I don’t know why mayonnaise is considered to be so difficult, I followed this recipe…fairly loosely too by the way and voila!!! perfect mayonnaise….THANKYOU!!!!
April 11, 2011 9:50 pm
Hi, thanks for that.I had just chopped stuff for coleslaw and realised I had run out of mayo- qu7ick search on google and hey presto 5 mins later slaw on table!
I don´t think I shall bother buying mayo again!
April 15, 2011 11:18 am
I’m just wondering firstly how much mayo this makes. And secondly, how long it would last in the fridge.
April 19, 2011 12:12 pm
The recipe makes about a cup of mayonnaise. You probably shouldn’t store fresh mayonnaise in the fridge for more than 5 days.
May 15, 2011 3:57 pm
I had heard about this, and was very pleased how it turned out! I too followed the recipe fairly loosely, just to give me an idea of how to go on. Wrapped!
August 13, 2011 7:06 am
Thanks a bunch for this! Perfect flavor to the mayo and super easy to make :)
August 23, 2011 7:46 am
This mayonnaise couldn’t be easier and has a perfect consistency. (Got any more fantastic recipes to share, please?).
September 12, 2011 8:39 am
One word: perfect! Thank you!!! Mayo 4 ever!
December 3, 2011 12:02 pm
So simple and so delish!
Note to self: make sure immersion blender fits in container! Was fully loaded and ready to go when realized the blender did to fit in the jar. Dumped it in larger container and allowed to settle for a few minutes, PERFECT! Gotta love a sturdy recipe.
Thanks for sharing!