Easy homemade mayonnaise
Description
Perfect for meat, poultry, and side dishes. You can prepare this delicious sauce at home in just a few minutes. Don't worry—this mayonnaise will be low-calorie thanks to the addition of low-fat cottage cheese. This ingredient won't affect the sauce's taste at all, and you can use it to dress salads, soups, borscht, etc. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the listed ingredients. It is best to use farm or home-raised eggs.
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Step 2
Separate the yolks from the whites by cracking the eggs over a bowl. Place the yolks in the bowl of a food processor and add salt.
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Step 3
Beat them for 3-4 minutes until the mixture turns pale. This must be done thoroughly, as oil will not incorporate into poorly beaten egg yolks!
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Step 4
Slowly start pouring in the vegetable oil in a thin stream, continuing to whisk the sauce. It must be a thin stream, otherwise you'll end up with a runny mixture! It will take about 5 minutes for the oil to incorporate into the mixture and form mayonnaise.
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Step 5
It should be very thick, like cream.
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Step 6
Then reduce the calorie content of the sauce by adding low-fat cottage cheese and lemon juice. Blend everything for about 2 minutes until the cottage cheese curds are fully incorporated into the sauce.
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Step 7
Light mayonnaise is almost ready.
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Step 8
Chill the mayonnaise in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes, then use as intended.