Pierre Lamielle (author of Kitchen Scraps) answered the BT Challenge to jazz up our french fries. No more ketchup, Pierre taught us how to make mayonaise, and then add some kick.
Making Mayo with Pierre Lamielle. (Look at how fast my whisk is moving!)
For the dipping — he brought along some homemade french fries, and some sweet potatoes. My “dipping” taste testers were Andrew Schultz and Mike Yawney. (tough job – but they answered the call.)
Dip anyone?
Pierre brought in half a dozen homemade dip options. He’s provided the recipes below.
Mayonnaise
These are so incredibly easy, just combine the ingredients in small bowls and serve with a spoon to garnish. Make all of them or choose a couple and double up the recipe.
Homemade mayonnaise
1 egg yolk (room temperature)
1 tsp of Dijon mustard
1 cup of canola or vegetable oil
Acid to taste (lemon juice, vinegar, etc)
Salt to taste
Start with a clean bowl, and vigorously whisk the egg yolk and Dijon mustard together. Continue whisking steadily while very carefully adding the olive oil 1 drop at a time—try pouring oil into a spoon, then adding the oil drop by drop from the spoon into the bowl. This will start the emulsion, and it should begin to thicken and start looking like mayonnaise. Continue to whisk, drizzling the oil slowly and in a very thin stream this time. When half the oil is incorporated you can pour the rest in a little faster than before (but not too fast).
The result should be a thick, gloopy mayonnaise.
To thin out the consistency and brighten up the whiteness, whisk in the lemon juice or vinegar and don’t forget to season to taste. Transfer to a smaller bowl add your flavour choices from the list below, cover and place in the fridge while the flavours develop.
1. Guacamayo
1 cup mayonnaise
½ avocado, mushed up very smooth
1/2 jalapeno, seeded and very finely minced
½ tsp sun dried tomatoes, minced
zest and juice of 1 lime
pinch of chili powder
pinch of salt
2. smoking pepper
1 cup mayonnaise
chipotle sauce, to taste
2 cloves of garlic, grated
zest and juice of 1 lime
pinch of salt
3. Honey mustard
1 cup mayonnaise
2 Tbsp mustard of choice
2 Tbsp honey of choice
pinch of salt
4. rusted red brick
1 cup mayonnaise
½ tsp sweet paprika
¼ cup finely chopped pimentos (roasted red pepper)
pinch of salt
5. Sauce Gribiche
1 cup mayonnaise
1 hard boiled egg, finely minced
2 gherkin pickles, finely minced
1 shallot
10 capers, roughly chopped
1 sprig parsley, finely minced
3 chives, finely sliced
pinch of salt
6. Sunny Lemon
1 cup mayonnaise
juice and zest of 1 lemon
½ tsp of tumeric or yellow curry powder
½ clove garlic, grated
pinch Saffron
pinch of salt
7. Sushi mayo
1 cup mayonnaise
½ tsp wasabi paste or powder
1 tsp finely minced pickled sushi ginger
2 tsp yuzu juice (or lemon juice)
pinch of salt
8. Roasted Garlic Aioli
½ mayonnaise
4 cloves of roasted garlic
¼ tsp balsamic vinegar
pinch of salt
