What do we need?
(about 250 or 300 gr of mayonnaise comes out)
- 200 ml of oil (in the proportions you choose)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- a pinch of salt
How to make homemade step by step
- Put the egg, lemon juice and salt in a container.
- Begin to pour the oil in a thread and begin to beat. Pay full attention because if you miss it it will be cut! Beat until emulsified and a creamy mixture is formed.
- Once it has emulsified, mix to incorporate everything. Taste and adjust the flavors.
- Ready! You can add a little more lemon if you want to achieve a more pronounced lemon flavor.
5 tips for the perfect mayonnaise if you follow these tips, you will break it!
Homemade mayonnaise is very simple to make, but it has its little tricks. If you take them into account you will be the king or queen of dressings!
- Use the egg at room temperature. If you had it in the refrigerator (as you should, please don’t store the eggs anywhere other than there, okay?) you have to take them out at least an hour before making the mayonnaise. It’s going to turn out better!
- Use a narrow container, where the mixer comes in just right. You can use the glass that comes with the mini blender, it is ideal for this.
- Pour the oil in the form of a thread while beating, this will facilitate the emulsification and prevent it from breaking. If you find it difficult to do it with one hand and hold the mixer with the other or ask someone to help you… Dear ones, we are all going to enjoy this sauce so let’s get to work!
- This trick is the definitive one, you can ignore me in the rest but in this one you have to read me, okay? Are you reading me very carefully? Okay. Here we go: we must Insert the mixer to the bottom of the container, turn it on and leave it completely still..
- Only when it has emulsified can you move it with the mixer to integrate everything and beat again. This also serves to incorporate a little air into the mixture and make it a little lighter and give it more body.