Mauritian Mayonnaise

Submitted by Annacia

"You can't beat homemade mayonaise for fresh taste. This quick mayo is from Mauritius and adds something a bit different by using grains of paradise."

 

• Ready In: 8mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 1/2 cups

ingredients

• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground grains of paradise
• 1 1⁄2 cups vegetable oil
• 4 teaspoons white vinegar

directions

1. Place the egg yolks in a container.
2. Put in the crushed garlic, mustard, grains of paradise and salt.
3. Whip with a blender of hand wisk.
4. Add a few drops of oil and beat the mix with, add a few more droda as you are whiping, continue.
5. The mixture will gradually start to thicken, continue.
6. When the mixture appears to thicken too much, add a little too much, add a little more vinegar to thin it.
7. Repeate the oiladdition and blending untilall of the oil is used up.
8. Season with more salt and grains of paradise if you wish.
9. NOTE: Should the mixture break down restart with one egg yolk, gradually add the broken mayonaise and blend well to restore it.