Harry’s Crème

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste

By Ole Mouritsen

Published 2014

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Ingredients

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • ½ tsp mustard

Method

  1. All ingredients must be at room temperature. Prepare an ordinary mayonnaise by beating together the egg yolk with the vinegar, mustard, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper. Whip it until it has thickened a little. Whisk in the oil, a few drops at a time at first and then in a thin stream, until the mixture has the desired consistency.
  2. Adjust the seasoning with