Mayonnaise Sauce

Mayonnaise Sauce

Ingredients

Salad oil                                       1 litre

Egg yolks                                     8 nos

Salt                                               10 gm

Mustard                                        10 gm

Pepper powder                             10 gm

Vinegar                                        50 ml

Lime juice                                    30 ml

Sugar (optional)

Method

Place the egg yolks in a bowl add in the salt, pepper, mustard and a little juice. Beat or whisk well. Very slowly almost drop by drop begin adding the oil. When the emulsion forms, add the oil slightly faster in a continuous stream beating or whisking continuously. When the mayonnaise becomes thick, thin it down with a little of the vinegar and combine the rest of the oil gradually. When all the oil has been incorporated check for seasonings. Adjust the tartness and consistency by beating in a little lemon juice. Adjust the seasoning and refrigerate.

(Plz Write the history of this sauce from the La Rousse Gastronomique)