Smoky Mayonnaise

Smoky Mayonnaise

By Mark Hinds | Updated March 29, 2023

Smoky mayonnaise is a great way to bring a garlicky, smoky flavor to potato salads, roast beef sandwiches, and burgers.

This homemade smoky mayo recipe gets its flavors from the smoked paprika, garlic, and apple cider vinegar.

A couple of tips when you’re making homemade mayonnaise. The first is to let the egg yolk come to room temperature. The second is put the oil in a squirt bottle; this makes it a lot easier to control the oil as it’s being added.

A great recipe for this mayo is Smokehouse Potato Salad. It also works as a dip with fries and onion rings.

Smoky Mayonnaise

Smoky Mayonnaise

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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 1 cup

Ingredients

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3/4 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp mustard powder
  • 1/4 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup canola or corn oil
  • 1 tsp chipotle Tabasco sauce
  • 1 clove garlic, minced

Instructions

  • Using a glass bowl, whisk together the egg yolk, smoked paprika, sugar, salt, and mustard powder. In a small bowl combine the lemon juice and vinegar.
  • Add half of the lemon juice mixture to the egg yolk along with a few drops of oil, whisking until everything starts to thicken and lighten in color.
  • Once the emulsion has started, begin adding the oil in a slow, steady stream while continuously whisking.
  • Once half the oil has been incorporated, add the rest of the lemon juice mixture and continue whisking until the oil is completely incorporated.
  • Once you’ve finished adding the oil, mix in the Tabasco.
  • Leave at room temperature for an hour or so and then refrigerate for up to a week.

Notes

Feel free to submit your favorite hot sauce for the chipotle Tabasco. And consider this your standard warning about consuming raw eggs.
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Mark is an experienced food writer, recipe developer, and photographer who is also Umami’s publisher and CEO. A passionate cook who loves to cook for friends, he can often be found in the kitchen or by the grill testing new recipes.

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