How to Make Homemade Mayonnaise & Fix Broken Mayo - How to Fix a Bitter Taste in Homemade Aioli
How to make mayonnaise (homemade aioli), how to fix broken mayonnaise if it breaks, and how to deal with whatever you end up with. Homemade mayonnaise can easily break and you can tear your hair out trying to fix it. If this happens to you, don’t take it personally. Homemade mayonnaise is like golf. No matter how professional you are, you’ll never conquer it. If you need to fix a bitter taste, add garlic or lemon, and avoid using olive oil for most of the process. It's too delicate for the emulsification. Get all the technique details and extra notes at www.cookingcom...
Chapters
0:00 Homemade Mayo Intro & Troubles
1:12 Starting the Recipe
2:04 What Broken Mayo Looks Like
2:14 Options for Fixing Mayo - Start Over with Water
2:34 Fixing Broken Mayo with Another Egg Yolk
3:06 Runny Mayo Options
3:30 Best Oil for Home Mayo/Aioli, Avoiding a Bitter Aftertaste
4:08 Summary of Tips for Best Results
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HOMEMADE MAYO - AIOLI
Ingredients: (from Alice Waters’ “The Art of Simple Food”)
1 egg yolk
Half a teaspoon of water
Pinch of salt
1 cup of oil
*I also consulted Michael Ruhlman’s recipe (“Ruhlman’s Twenty”) that comes with immersion blender instructions, Jacques Pepin’s from “Essential Pepin” and Mark Bittman’s from “How to Cook Everything Vegetarian.”
Get a bowl or container that comes with the immersion blender. Separate an egg yolk from the white. Add a pinch of salt, and half a teaspoon of water. Some recipes will encourage you to add some dijon mustard. It may help with the emulsification process and it definitely adds flavor to the end result.
Now whisk together the yolk, salt, and water and start to slowly, SLOWLY add the oil. Literally start with a drop at a time. What you’re trying to do is to splash the oil into super tiny droplets that mix with the yolk. You will probably need to anchor the vessel to the countertop with damp rags because you only have 2 hands. You don’t have a third to hold the bowl, too.
It will develop some body, getting thicker and turning a light yellow color.
How to fix broken homemade mayonnaise: You can start over in a clean, dry bowl, with 1 teaspoon or 1 tablespoon of water and adding the broken mixture into the water a drop at a time. Basically starting over without throwing out the first mixture. The other method is to start over with another egg yolk.
You can try a different machine to blend the mayonnaise. They say you can use blenders, food processors, and immersion blenders to make mayonnaise.
How to avoid a bitter flavor in homemade mayonnaise: Use something like grapeseed oil to make most of your mayonnaise. Extra virgin olive oil is too delicate for all the beating, and it leaves a bitter aftertaste. You can use extra virgin olive oil for the last quarter of the process for flavor, but it doesn’t need to be the primary oil.
How to avoid broken mayo: The best way to get comfortable with all this is to simply jump in and try it! Go super slow in the beginning. Try to have everything at room temperature before you start. And if you like the thickness you have, stop adding oil. You don’t have to use all the oil the recipe calls for.
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Thank you. I'm laying on my couch right now and feel like crying, but your video made me feel a lot better.
@CookingCompanionTV
4 жыл бұрын
Otamatone Tony oh no! I empathize with that level of frustration.
@mrsarthurmorgan152
3 жыл бұрын
Hey.. :) smile
literally the only honest mayo making video on the internet
@CookingCompanionTV
2 жыл бұрын
I try!
I thought I would have taken that huge glass of whiskey! Phew! You are my mayo life savior. After 4 attempts, 4 cups of oil a ton loads of eggs, I finally did it!!! Hot water does help thicken the mayo and I also put my mason jar in a microwave for a few seconds to warm it up. Thank you and thank you again! Tuna mayo here I come!
@CookingCompanionTV
3 жыл бұрын
Great points about warming things up!! I sincerely hope next time isn’t as traumatic for you!
Fantastic tip on drizzling in the oil and just using what you need, not all of it! I also don’t have three hands, so I added a teaspoon at a time until I got what I was looking for.
@CookingCompanionTV
Жыл бұрын
So it actually worked for you? (I have not tried again since this video…)
@tyramotar
Жыл бұрын
@@CookingCompanionTV I just made it. After failing several times, your tip made the technique bulletproof! Including not using olive oil, which was also over powering; I used avocado oil. My goal was to make a mayonnaise for steak. I’ll be infusing avocado oil with parsley, then making the mayonnaise from that. Thanks to you, I am now a mayonnaiser (I made that word up) 😀.
@CookingCompanionTV
Жыл бұрын
@@tyramotar hahahahaha - I love it!
well done jenna, thank you! the first few times i made mayo, it came out great, but on the next go around suddenly it was really thin. your tips and comments helped me get it back on track (i suspect my problem was adding oil too fast and/or eggs too cold). next time around i'll be sure to set out my eggs well in advance and slow my roll with the oil - thanks again!
@CookingCompanionTV
7 жыл бұрын
+NotoriousMOK how lovely to hear!! I was so ready to throw my mess all over the kitchen - it was so frustrating! I guess it takes having a poor batch to strengthen your skill.
You'll find using your immersion blender blade is better at emulsifying. Egg at bottom of glass just larger than your immersion blender oil on top all at once. Immersion blade all the way down on the egg and hold there on low speed. You'll see it emulsifying and once the emulsion gets above the blade slowly raise the blade. Takes about a minute.
Great help! Saved my mayo, even though I didn't see this video till after I added another two yolks to the large mix. It's just extra creamy now (I ran out of oil to add). I just started from scratch and SLOWLY added the broken mixture to the new firm mayo.
@CookingCompanionTV
6 жыл бұрын
Congratulations!! It’s a true accomplishment
Thank u sooooo much... I was so sad after making mayonnaise n it came out very bad.. U r a life saver❤️❤️❤️😍
@CookingCompanionTV
3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the Club of a Common Enemy ;)
@sajnasherief7126
3 жыл бұрын
@@CookingCompanionTV 😂😂thanks for the reply dear... Lots of luv from India, kerala
Greatness
Great video!
@CookingCompanionTV
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Awww!! I wish I had seen your video before I ruined my perfect mayo (well the taste was so-so but the texture was beautiful!) - I would have saved myself time and a jar (which I later broke trying to thaw out the "frozen" broken mayo to try and fix it when I came back home later!) - but...at least, now I know! ☺
@CookingCompanionTV
6 жыл бұрын
Hahaha! OH MY!
LOL, I did better at first. Now I seem to continuously break my emulsions. Fortunately, It still works well for ranch dressing and tuna salad. I love avocado oil in my mayo and have successfully made it. (just not lately) I think I am blending it to high. I need to try that whisk attachment. I can do it by hand but way too much work.
@CookingCompanionTV
4 жыл бұрын
Gale Dacalio arrrrgh!! Ranch dressing and tuna salad is a good idea for the broken batches.
Thank you, I was using only olive oil. Problem fixed.
@CookingCompanionTV
5 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
A short time ago I had to fix my broken mayonnaise. And the reason it became broken is I didn't allow a big enough jar since my immersion blender couldn't go all of the way to the bottom of the jar. So I poured the broken mayonnaise into a bowl. Put an egg yoke in the jar, then putting my immersion blender at the bottom of jar. I then went ahead and poured the broken mayonnaise in the jar until almost full and threw the rest away. So I started my immersion blender emulsifying starting at the bottom and slowly working up. I had to go by the thickness of the mayonnaise because I couldn't see the emulsion taking place very good. My broken mayonnaise turned out perfect and it only took about a minute or so to fix it.
@CookingCompanionTV
6 жыл бұрын
Interesting point! Thank you!!
Why did it break in the first place is my question. I used the same ingredients and measurements I've always used. This is the first time it didn't work. It's confusing. I'm wondering if rancid oil could cause this.
@CookingCompanionTV
6 жыл бұрын
It’s possible. If the oil is too delicate to emulsify with the yolk, it breaks. Rancid oil has broken down, so it wouldn’t behave like fresh oil.
I could use that (tall) glass of whiskey right now, lol 🤣
@CookingCompanionTV
4 жыл бұрын
Ha, did it get to you?!
@jenniferlogan-porter9788
4 жыл бұрын
@@CookingCompanionTV , like you wouldn't believe! I did the same thing as I've always done and I am still perplexed. Oh,well! The potato salad turned out yummy 🤣🤷♀️😋
@jenniferlogan-porter9788
4 жыл бұрын
@@CookingCompanionTV , so as it turned out, I think using the freshest eggs possible as well as making sure everything is at room temperature has eliminated the likelihood of having runny mayo. Your thoughts?
@CookingCompanionTV
4 жыл бұрын
Those both make really good sense. Should also consider that the Mayo is having a bad day and refuses to cooperate ;) Seems like no one on the Internet has figured out a consistently fool-proof method for perfect results every time.
Easy to make add more egg an broken mayo use as a oil
yum..thumbs up for you....nice
Here's the cheat, because I came here to fix a mayo attempt and I was also about $15 in to my disaster--(oh, and because you're cute!) The first ingredient in homemade mayo is...patience. But that is not the secret cheat. Patience because one needs to get their eggs blending first, and then add the oil as slow as you can imagine while it is blending. Drop by drop with 5-10 seconds between each drop. Once the blending mixture starts to look the color of mayo, you can add oil faster. Now if you have very slowly and very carefully added all of the old mixture and it is still too much like liquid, you can add a tablespoon of cold water very slowly. It sounds counterintuitive, but the mixture begins to thicken. If it is still not as thick as you like, you can slowly add another tablespoon, very slowly. It will begin to thicken. But wait! That's not the secret either. If it is still too runny at this point, you cheat. With great patience and utmost care, reach for your xanthin gum and add a 1/8 of a teaspoon, little by little. It will thicken fast. And ...done. Take a bow. Have that shot of whisky. If you needed more than an eight of a teaspoon of xanthin gum, you poor soul, have a second shot of whisky and better luck next time.
My first (and only attempt so far) split and additional yolks and whisking would not fix it. Know what did? Two blasts in the microwave. In the end, momma wouldn't use it anyway because it was "too lemony". I've not seen anyone recommend a microwave fix; I just tried it out of desperation.
@CookingCompanionTV
4 жыл бұрын
That’s crazy! I’ve also never seen/heard of a microwave fi.
@micron001
4 жыл бұрын
@@CookingCompanionTV, I imagine it partially cooked. Foamed up a bit, but I just whisked it and it looked fine. I'd recommend trying it over tossing it because what would you have to lose? Can't recall - might have been two 30 second blasts (mixed in between) because one round just didn't seem enough.
I've been doing mayonaise for 2 years now and today is weird enough because it turns out liquidy, I tried twice but still the same ...8 eggs and I gave up...good thing though...we have 12 chickens that gives 12 eggs everyday....gonna try some of your tricks...thnks
@CookingCompanionTV
4 жыл бұрын
Good luck!!
Meyo god
Can you please share eggless mayo recipe. Love from India ❤️
@CookingCompanionTV
5 жыл бұрын
That’s interesting! I’ll put it on the production schedule!
@sanyogitagiri9797
5 жыл бұрын
@@CookingCompanionTV thanks a lot for your reply Jenna. As I am vegetarian I've tried your veg recipes and everyone just loved it. So I am looking forward to get more vegan recipes . Love your recipes and love u
@CookingCompanionTV
5 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank YOU! So exciting to hear from someone who’s benefitting from the videos!
Use an egg yolk to save it. With water it get liquidy. Most of all, use a larger bowl.
@CookingCompanionTV
4 жыл бұрын
drutten73 How many egg yolks do you recommend trying before giving up or doing something different?
@drutten73
4 жыл бұрын
@@CookingCompanionTV Never give up! But for this, more than once and you doing something wrong or way too fast with the oil, before it incorporated.
My Mayonnaise got bitter, I added 2 eggs(2 yolks 2 white) with yellow mustard and a cup of sunflower oil in the mixture the texture ended beautifully but the taste was bitter what do i do now
@CookingCompanionTV
5 жыл бұрын
Bitter taste is usually from the oil. It’s too delicate to withstand the emulsion process. You can add extra garlic and puréed herbs to mask the taste for this batch.
@HirakChoudharygudduji2003
5 жыл бұрын
I Did use Virgin Sunflower Oil but will try some experiments with even smaller batch
@CookingCompanionTV
5 жыл бұрын
Canola, grapeseed, avocado, or even walnut oils are recommendations I’ve seen.
My mayo works better as wall moisturiser than it does a spread. It flies across the room and lands with a lovely splat then gets wiped off and thrown into the bin. Perfect. Exactly where it belongs. Gaaaahhhh!!! Home made mayo is a myth!
@CookingCompanionTV
5 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha! When it works, it’s really good. Alas, it’s a true gamble!
Awww..crud. I've got 100+ chickens and looking for recipes for the dozens of eggs a day I get. This sounds good but I see it would drive me crazy. On the positive side my dog would love the learning curve results.
@CookingCompanionTV
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, some days it would work. Other days it won’t. Too many eggs is not a gift. Although fresh eggs are simply glorious. I have yet to figure out how to use or preserve an abundance of them. You can use a bunch of yolks in ice cream, but then what about whites?!
@finallyfriday.
3 жыл бұрын
@@CookingCompanionTV I suffer the curse of abundance. Woe is me. This is why I'm watching these cooking shows. To learn what to do with all this bounty. Farm life is only for the rugged types with hard hearts. I've composted a lot of good veggies. Honestly, I can't give it away. Few want to lift a finger to come get it- I have to take it to them and even then they can get picky.
@finallyfriday.
3 жыл бұрын
@@CookingCompanionTV Preseve eggs: fill pot with eggs. Fill with water until you cover over the tops. A pinch of salt. No oxygen equals no rot. Good for over winter. Freezing works. Whip like scrambled eggs first.
@CookingCompanionTV
3 жыл бұрын
I guess you could get good at pickling/preserving.
@finallyfriday.
3 жыл бұрын
@@CookingCompanionTV Pickled eggs are pretty tasty. Pickled everything is pretty tasty. Could use some different pickling recipes, though. Generally I use salt, garlic, dill. Or beet juice for color.
kool
Make FLANCITOS! You welcome, Mamá Cora here.
Add some double cream yoghurt.
@CookingCompanionTV
4 жыл бұрын
Rinique Kruger interesting.....is that because it’s just more fat?
What to do if i added too much oil?
@CookingCompanionTV
4 жыл бұрын
Add another egg yolk to absorb it
@diyaaiman4879
4 жыл бұрын
@@CookingCompanionTV thank you so much..
@CookingCompanionTV
4 жыл бұрын
Good luck!
Yeah well I’m pregnant and can’t have a glass of whiskey. 😡 GAHHHHHHH going insane
@CookingCompanionTV
Жыл бұрын
Then you get to eat an entire cake!
😭😭😭😭 help
@CookingCompanionTV
10 ай бұрын
Uh oh! So sorry you’re here! I know what that means….
What about bacon fat? Bacon flavoured mayo...... aaaaaauuuuuugggghhhhhhh
@CookingCompanionTV
4 жыл бұрын
Ha! Well then skip the mayo-making part and just spread on the lard! ;)
How is this video helpful
@CookingCompanionTV
5 жыл бұрын
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My mayonnaise became bitter 😭
@CookingCompanionTV
2 жыл бұрын
That sucks. What oil did you use?
@Akshat_H
2 жыл бұрын
@@CookingCompanionTV sunflower
@Akshat_H
2 жыл бұрын
I tried making eggless Mayo coz I’m vegetarian
@CookingCompanionTV
2 жыл бұрын
@@Akshat_H interesting. Did you sub Aquafaba?
@Akshat_H
2 жыл бұрын
No
You talk too much instead coming to the point right away, please speak less and show in action more! Thank you for your tip though.
I thought that at some [point you would finish your introduction and get to providing the solutions - which never occurred. You might have devoted more time to your topic and less time trying to look so cute and personable. Be the cook 1st and the TV Newslady wannabe 2nd.
@CookingCompanionTV
6 жыл бұрын
Bless your heart! I can't help being cute and personable (thank you, btw!). Never wanted to be a "tv newslady.' That's why I cook on KZread. Nonetheless, the solutions I offer & demo start at 2:20.
@liveenglishlearning9661
6 жыл бұрын
:)
@nielwilliams4687
5 жыл бұрын
Stop being a jerk.
@ocrun6765
2 жыл бұрын
You both look cute and personable. Since none of this works I think I'll just pour the runny mayo into an inflatable pool and watch you two do runny mayo wrestling while I pour a second glass of whiskey, if you're agreeable.
@CookingCompanionTV
2 жыл бұрын
I’d rather take the whiskey for myself and watch an empty pool of Mayo. You can do whatever you need to yourself in a dark dirty little corner. Leave us out of it.