Cooking Confession

[AVizcaya]

Ok.... I have to admit my greatest culinary sin.... I have been raising chickens for over 4 years and today was the first time I made homemade mayonnaise.... We are talking marigold yellow mayo that tastes better than anything I thought imaginable, and all of this is coming from a person who never liked mayo. Anyways, whoever reads this, go forth and sin no more, RUN to your coop, grab a couple eggs, a lemon, some light olive oil and enjoy the most amazing chicken salad sandwich in your life... I repent, now it's your turn.... RUN!!!!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I think I agree.
We don't use a lot of mayo but I hope to never buy it again.
I asked my wife to alert me when we're close to being out and I'll make our own from that point on with our stuff.

 

[redhen]

Recipe please..?? =D
What if i have salmonella in my coop and dont know it... (i worry about that sometimes)..
Is the egg cooked at all??
I'm really interested in making this...thanks for any info!!

 

[BettyR]

This is the recipe that I use....I have been using it for a very long time and have never had any problems. I have been told that the vinegar helps protect from any salmonella problems. I don't know if that is true or not but we love the homemade mayo. Store mayo tastes like stale oil to me.

I triple this recipe to make one quart of mayo....

MAYONNAISE

2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 cup oil
Salt to taste
Put the eggs, vinegar, lemon juice and dry mustard in the food processor and whip it for a second or two to mix it up good. With the processor running drizzle the oil into the eggs in a very thin stream until all the oil is in. Add a pinch of salt and taste it to see if it needs more. Some people like to spice their Mayo up a bit with cayenne.

Tip: Mayo keeps 4 weeks in the refrigerator as long as only CLEAN utensils are dipped in it. I put a "due" date on my jar just in case but I’ve never had it last that long.

 

[redhen]

Thanks!!! I want to try this..

 

[KBlue]

Going to have to try this too!!!

I love mayo, but I have not made it myself, which is shameful!

 

[wsmoak]

Recipe please..?? =D
What if i have salmonella in my coop and dont know it... (i worry about that sometimes)..

It crosses my mind occasionally as well, but I figure the risk is pretty low. I wonder if your local health department would run a test if you asked? Mix up a dozen eggs and test a sample from that.

A quick search turns up a couple of places you can buy test strips. I might do that if I were selling to the public, just for peace of mind.

-Wendy