I finally made mayonnaise successfully several days ago. Making mayonnaise can be a great experience for learning how fat and liquid interact with each other. The main ingredients for making mayonnaise are egg yolk, oil (vegetable, corn, or safflower), sugar, salt, and vinegar. The general concept of making mayonnaise is to create emulsion by whisking egg yolk briskly before adding any oil. After emulsion is created, oil is added slowly to create a creamy texture. If oil is added too quickly, the creamy texture will never form. For further details on making mayonnaise, please consult Alton Brown’s YouTube Video.

I started the process by whisking the egg yolk briskly until an emulsion was formed

I added and whisked vegetable oil into the emulsion created from the egg yolk.

The whole mayo-making process shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes. I was cautious on whisking the yolk and vegetable oil together; therefore, I spent double amount of time to make this batch.

Homemade mayonnaise tastes so rich and flavorful. I don’t think I will ever purchase another jar of mayonnaise from the store.

Stay tuned for the meals that I made with homemade mayonnaise.