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Aioli
The garlic mayonnaise of Provence, made by hand with olive oil and a mountain of garlic. Potent and glorious.
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Ingredients 6 ingredients
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 egg yolks, at room temperature
- 1 cup olive oil (half mild, half extra virgin)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
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Method
- 1
Pound the garlic and salt to a smooth paste with a mortar and pestle (or mince very fine).
- 2
Whisk the garlic paste with the yolks and mustard in a bowl.
- 3
Add the oil literally drop by drop at first, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens.
- 4
Once it starts to emulsify, pour the oil in a thin steady stream while whisking.
- 5
Whisk in the lemon juice. If it gets too thick, loosen with a teaspoon of warm water.
