Michelles French Mayonnaise In A Flash Recipes

Steps:

• Take a tall measuring jug or a tall glass container - it must be tall apparently!
• Put the egg yolks, Dijon mustard, garlic if using, salt & pepper in the jug. Mix them together.
• Pour in the oil.
• Using a hand blender - plunge it all the way to the bottom and then turn it on.
• NOTE: (The hand blender is one of those long thin ones, that has concealed blades underneath at the bottom.).
• Then very slowly pull it up towards the top of the jug, you will see the mixture turning into mayonnaise as you pull it up!
• Add the lemon juice as soon as your mixture has turned into mayonnaise!
• Blitz it again with the hand blender, taste & season again if you wish.
• Store in a jam jar for up to a week in the fridge.
• N.B. If you don't have a container which holds 500 ml, you can halve the quantities with no problem at all.
• Et voila, c'est parfait!

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the garlic onto a sheet of aluminum foil, top it with the thyme, drizzle it with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, and season it with salt and pepper. Close the foil up and roast the garlic until it is soft, about 35 to 40 minutes. When it is cool enough to handle, squeeze the soft pulp into a bowl and set aside.
• In a non-reactive bowl or in a food processor, combine the egg yolks, mustard, water, and salt and pepper. Whisk or pulse with the machine to break up the yolks. If you're making the mayonnaise by hand, put the bowl on a damp towel to keep it from moving around while you work. Then drizzle in the oils, whisking constantly, to form an emulsion. If the mayonnaise breaks, stop drizzling and whisk until it comes together again. If you're using the food processor, pour in the oils in a thin stream with the machine running. Then whisk or process in the garlic and lemon juice. Taste and adjust seasoning with more lemon juice, salt, or pepper. Thin the mayonnaise with more water if it is too thick.
• Pour the vegetable oil into a deep fat fryer or heavy saucepan to reach halfway up the sides and heat to 325 degrees F. While the oil is heating, peel the skin off the potatoes and cut them into uniform 1/4-inch sticks using a knife, mandoline, or French fry cutter. Rinse the potato sticks well and dry them thoroughly to keep the hot oil from splattering. Fry the potatoes in batches so the pot isn't crowded and the oil temperature does not drop too much. Cook the potatoes until soft but not browned, about 6 to 8 minutes. Remove them and drain on paper towels.
• Increase the oil temperature to 375 degrees F. Cook the par-fried potatoes in batches a second time until golden and crispy, about 2 to 4 minutes. Drain on fresh paper towels. Salt the French fries while they are still hot and garnish with chives. Serve immediately with the Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise as a dip.

Steps:

• Infuse by combining saffron, lemon peel and shallots into a pot.
• Boil the ingredients with white wine, and heat until the mixture is almost dry.
• Let the mixture come all the way down to room temperature.
• Then place the mixture in the food processor As you are blending, add six whole cloves of garlic and six egg yolks.
• Make sure everything is completely pureed before drizzling in about two cups of olive oil.
• By the time your mixture is nice and thick, you're done.
• (If the processor binds up, splash in a little water!).