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Mayonnaise sauce, true

Erken's basic recipe for true mayonnaise from 1914: 2 egg yolks are stirred thick with salt, pepper, and mustard, vinegar is stirred in before 2 dl oil is dripped in, and 1 tbsp boiling water at the end stabilizes the sauce. Includes her troubleshooting advice: the oil must be at kitchen temperature, never ice under the bowl, and a curdled mayonnaise rescued with a new egg yolk and vinegar.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 346 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Here Erken gives her basic recipe for true mayonnaise, with detailed notes on why the mayonnaise curdles. Note that she expressly warns against using ice-cold oil or placing the bowl on ice – 'a complete misunderstanding.'

How to make it

  1. 1

    Stir the egg yolks

    Put the egg yolks in an ordinary teacup or small bowl, add the salt, pepper, and mustard, and stir the mixture thick with a silver fork.

  2. 2

    Vinegar first

    Stir the vinegar in quickly, making sure it is well blended with the egg yolks before the oil is added.

  3. 3

    Drip in the oil

    Add the oil drop by drop with constant stirring. The oil should be at kitchen temperature – do not use cold oil, and do not place the bowl on ice.

  4. 4

    Boiling water

    Finally stir in a tablespoon of boiling water; it keeps the sauce from curdling.

  5. 5

    Resting time

    Cover the sauce and let it stand a couple of hours, so it becomes suitably thick. It can well be made the day before.

  6. 6

    If the mayonnaise curdles

    If the mayonnaise curdles – because the oil was added too fast, was too cold, or too much oil was used relative to the egg yolks (one egg yolk absorbs about 75 g oil) – take a new egg yolk and a few drops of vinegar and stir the curdled mayonnaise in little by little.

Changes from the original

'Knife tip' is interpreted as a knife tip/pinch. Measurements have been kept in deciliters and tablespoons. The method has been divided into numbered steps, and Erken's notes have been included as a separate step.

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1949 (proofread, p. 382) → 1914 (proofread, p. 346)~42% of the text changedremovedadded
(Sauce mayonnaise.) 2 eggeplommer (små eggeblommer (smaa egg) 2 del. matolje 1 spiseskje norex estragoneddik i knivsodd spiseske eddik 1 knivsod salt i 1 — pepper i 1 — sennep Eggeplommene tilsettes 1 spiseske kokende vand. Eggeblommerne tilsættes saltet, pepper og sennep, røres tykt i en almindelig tekopp tekop med en sølvgaffel. Eddiken røres fort i, og ha så saa oljen i dråpe draape for dråpe draape — oljen skal ha kjøkkentemperatur. Eddiken må maa være godt blandet med eggeplommene, eggeblommerne, før man begynner å begynder at dryppe oljen i; tilsist tilsidst røres det kokende vann vand i. Det kokende vann vand hindrer sausen i å at skille sig. Dekk Dæk den nu til og la den stå staa et par timer, så saa blir den passe tykk. tyk. Den kan gjerne lages dagen før også. ogsaa. Bemerkninger: 1) Eddiken må maa i før oljen. 2) Ha ikke for kold olje, og ha ikke is omkring koppen når majonesen koppen, naar mayonnaise lages; det er en fullstendig misforståelse. fuldstændig misforstaaelse. 3) Tilsett Tilsæt krydderier som salt, pepper, sennep til eggeplommene, eggeblommen, før oljen denne røres i. Hvorfor skilles majonesen skiller mayonnaisen sig? 1) Fordi oljen fra begynelsen tilsettes begyndelsen tilsættes for hurtig. 2) Fordi oljen brukes størk­net størknet eller for kold, den skal ha kjøkkentemperatur. 3) At man er for rundhåndet rundhaandet med olje i forhold til eggeplomme. eggeblomme. En eggeplomme eggeblomme optar 75 gram olje. Skilles Skiller nu majonesen mayonnaisen sig tross trods alt, får faar man ta en egge­plomme eggeblomme og nogen dråper eddik, draaper eddik og så saa røre den skifte majonesen skilte mayonnaise i litt efter litt.

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Frequently asked questions

Why must the vinegar go in before the oil?
In this recipe from Stor kokebok (1914), the vinegar should be well stirred together with the egg yolks, seasoning, and salt before the oil is dripped in. If the vinegar is not well blended first, you more easily get a sauce that curdles.
How do I keep the mayonnaise from curdling?
Add the oil drop by drop, use oil at kitchen temperature (not cold oil, and no ice around the cup), and finally stir in 1 tablespoon of boiling water – the boiling water keeps the sauce from curdling.
How long does it take, and can it be made ahead?
After stirring in, the sauce is covered and stands a couple of hours (about 140 minutes total) to become suitably thick. It can well be made the day before.
What ingredients are needed?
2 egg yolks (small eggs), 2 deciliters cooking oil, 1 tablespoon vinegar, a knife tip each of salt, pepper, and mustard, and 1 tablespoon boiling water. Stirred thick in an ordinary teacup with a silver fork.

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