Preparation info
  • Makes

    1 cup

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      10 min

Appears in

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

  • About

The all-purpose mayonnaise, good for tuna fish or sandwiches, but also for plain cooked fish, hot or cold, or cold chicken or meats.

Ingredients

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 cup neutral oil

Method

  1. To make by hand, use a wire whisk to beat together the egg yolk and mustard in a bowl. Begin to add the oil, a little at a time, as you beat, adding more as each bit is incorporated. Once a thick emulsion forms—you’ll know it—you can add the oil a little faster. Depending on how fast you beat, the whole process will take 2 to 5 minutes.
  2. To make by mac