Aioli is essentially mayonnaise with garlic in it. By omitting the garlic from the recipe below you can make home-made mayonnaise.
Equipment
-blender
-knife
-cutting board
-measuring cup
Ingredients
-2 egg yolks
-1-2 garlic cloves, minced
-2 tsp Dijon mustard
-1 cup of neutral tasting oil
-fresh lemon juice and/or white wine vinegar to taste
-salt and fresh ground white pepper to taste
-large pinch of minced Italian parsley (optional)
Method
Place the egg yolks in the blender along with the garlic, Dijon and lemon juice or vinegar.
adding ingredients
Turn on the machine and let all of the ingredients mix well for a minute or so.
mixed
Slowly add the oil in a thin stream until you achieve a mayonnaise-like thickness. Remove the aioli from the blender and stir in the parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
finished aioli
If you happen to break the mixture all is not lost. You can usually fix it by doing the following: turn off the blender and pour the broken contents back into the measuring cup. Place another egg yolk in the blender, turn it back on and let yolk mix up. Slowly add the broken mixture back in and it should emulsify. If it doesn’t then you’ll need to start over.
Aioli is great on everything from frites to grilled fish to sandwiches. You can expand on the above base by adding things like citrus zest or various herbs or even some cayenne powder for an extra kick. The possibilities for this versatile condiment are pretty endless.