Mayonnaise and Lemon Curd

23 March 2011

Today we learned how to make how made mayonnaise and lemon curd. The ingredients required are as follows:

Mayonnaise

13                    egg yolks

2 L                   Oil

80 g                 Mustard seeds

20 g                 Dijon Mustard

250 ml              White Vinegar

2 g                   Salt

2 g                   White Pepper

Add egg yolks to a large mixing bowl and start to whisk. Add the oil slowly and keep on whisking to prevent it from splitting. When oil and egg yolks are mixed add the vinegar and taste. Also add the rest of the ingredients and taste as you go to test for flavor. Add more of the ingredients as preferred to reach the correct flavor.

Lemon curd

190 g               Butter

190 g               Lemon juice

170 g               Sugar

8                      Egg yolks

Heat up a sauté pan and add the butter to let it melt. Measure out fresh lemon juice with a measuring cup Add the lemon zest to the lemon juice. Separate the egg yolks into a mixing bowl. Mix the butter, lemon juice and lemon zest and bring it to the boil. Add butter mixture to egg yolks and keep on whisking while adding (hot to cold method to prevent curdling). Place the mixture into a pot and put back on stove and keep on whisking while boiling. Fill a basin with cold water and put pot into cold water if the mixture wants to separate it will combine again. Sieve mixture through double mesh sieve for a smooth consistency.