Smoky Mayonnaise

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

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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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