Classic egg mayo

  • Portion size: Makes enough to fill 6 sandwiches
  • Prep time 15 min. Cook time 8 min
  • Difficulty: easy
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Get ready to taste the best egg mayo of your life with this classic recipe. Our unapologetically eggy egg mayo is taken to the next level thanks to a mix of soft and hard-boiled eggs, plus plenty of malt vinegar and ground white pepper – an egg’s best friends. Pile your egg mayo on on toast, dolloped on a buffet plate, or eat with a spoon straight from the mixing bowl; it’s a classic for a reason.

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Ingredients

  • 12 medium eggs, ideally golden yolked, at room temperature
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp malt vinegar, plus extra if needed
  • 2 tsp sea salt flakes, plus extra if needed
  • 1 tsp ground white pepper, plus extra if needed
  • ¼ tsp smoked paprika
  • 125ml cold-pressed rapeseed oil
  • 75ml olive oil
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Method

  1. Put 11 of the eggs in a pan and boil the kettle. Meanwhile, separate the remaining egg and add the yolk to a food processor with the mustard, vinegar, salt, white pepper and paprika.
  2. Once the kettle is boiled, pour it over the eggs in the pan until they’re fully submerged and set over a high heat to cook for 8 minutes. Meanwhile, set up a large bowl of iced water. After 6½ minutes, take 2 of the eggs out using a slotted spoon and lower into the cold water. After 8 minutes, transfer the rest of the eggs to the cold water.
  3. With the food processor running, very gradually pour in both oils in a steady stream. You should be left with a thick, yellow, well-seasoned mayonnaise.
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  5. Once the eggs are cool enough to handle, peel and add the soft-boiled ones (they’ll feel noticeably softer) to the bowl of mayo. Use a knife to roughly quarter each one, then a fork to start crushing and breaking apart the eggs further, stirring them into the mayo so they combine. The yolks should melt into the mayonnaise.
  6. Quarter the remaining eggs and add them to the mayo, roughly chopping and mashing them further using a fork or a knife. Once you’re happy with the texture, season to taste with more salt, pepper and vinegar if you think it needs it.

Nutrition

  • 435kcals Calories
  • 42g (6g saturated) Fat
  • 14g Protein
  • 0g Carbs
  • 0g Fibre
  • 2.1g Salt

Quick wins & tips

Don’t waste it You can boil 5 eggs instead of 11 if you want a smaller batch. You’ll still need to make the same amount of mayonnaise; reserve half in the fridge for other uses. It’ll keep for up to 3 days. Keep the leftover egg white for glazing pastry or add it to scrambled eggs.

Make Ahead

It will keep, covered, in the fridge for 3 days. Leaving the mixture to come up to room temperature for 15 minutes will allow the flavours to shine.

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