Make-Ahead Homemade Mayonnaise

Name: Make-Ahead Homemade Mayonnaise
Yield: Makes 1½ cups
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, water; 2 , large egg yolks; 4 teaspoons, lemon juice; 1 1/2 cups, vegetable oil, divided; 3/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, Dijon mustard; 1/4 teaspoon, sugar

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2020

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Have you been shortchanging your sandwich game because homemade mayo often fails to come together and lasts only a few days? We've got a better recipe.

SERVESMakes 1½ cups

TIME15 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our homemade mayo can be stored for one month because it's made with pasteurized egg yolks. Pasteurizing is as simple as heating the yolks to 160 degrees. Mixing the yolks with water and lemon juice kept the base of our mayo fluid even thou...

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