How to Make mayonnaise from scratch

You've never had mayonnaise like this before. Watch this video to learn how to make homemade mayonnaise from scratch. The secret ingredient is a few drops of hot sauce, to add a nice, fresh spicy kick to your sandwiches or potato salad.

Yields: Approximately One Cup

Ingredients:

1 egg yolk

½ teaspoon dry mustard

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon sugar

½ of fresh lemon, juiced

1 Tablespoon white wine vinegar

1 cup safflower or refined olive oil (light)

4 drops Hot Sauce (Texas Pete or Tabasco)

Method of Preparation:

Whisk together egg yolk and dry ingredients

Combine lemon juice and vinegar in a separate container

Then whisk half of the vinegar mixture into the yolk mixture

Start whisking quickly then add the oil a few drops at a time until liquid lightens in color

Now you can add the oil in a thin stream while you are whisking continuously

Once half of the oil has been blended with the yolk mixture add the remainder of the vinegar mixture

Finish blending oil while whisking

Add drops of hot sauce, whisk to mix

Leave at room temperature for one hour to set emulsification, keep in refrigerator for no more than one week.