Bacon Fat Mayonnaise
Try a bit on a burger, a salad, dabbed onto deviled eggs or in potato salad. It’s great as the dressing for a shrimp or chicken salad instead of your “regular” mayo. Try it brushed onto grilled corn on the cob, then rolled in grated cheese, the way people in Mexico use regular mayonnaise. Basically . . . bacon fat mayonnaise is just plain good, a very civilized way to subtly (and invisibly to the naked ...more
Try a bit on a burger, a salad, dabbed onto deviled eggs or in potato salad. It’s great as the dressing for a shrimp or chicken salad instead of your “regular” mayo. Try it brushed onto grilled corn on the cob, then rolled in grated cheese, the way people in Mexico use regular mayonnaise. Basically . . . bacon fat mayonnaise is just plain good, a very civilized way to subtly (and invisibly to the naked eye) put the flavor of bacon into or onto most anything you’re up for eating.
Ready in 15 mins
Ingredients
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 7 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1¼ cups rendered bacon fat
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- Freshly ground Tellicherry black pepper to taste
Preparation method
Prep: 15 minsThe mayonnaise keeps for a couple of weeks in the refrigerator.
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