Milk “Mayonnaise” (Maionese De Leite)

On a commute to Spain about a decade ago, I encountered a pillowy white condiment that despite how I describe here couldn’t sound as regards to as thrilling because it used to be at that moment: the sauce used to be a mayonnaise made with milk and oil and now not a tag of egg. It used to be silkier and lighter than customary mayonnaise, more like a glossy Italian meringue that tasted like olive-oil-whipped cream. I place it on my mental “fable solutions” list, the place it lived for the next ten years. Proper a few days ago, I heard that David Leite, the founding father of Leite’s Culinaria, had a recipe for the sauce in his book, “The Novel Portuguese Desk.” Love a true(ish) sport, I sucked it up and made David’s recipe. Four events. (I’ll set you the painful itsy-bitsy print: make now not bolt off-dual carriageway here, use an immersion blender or a blender, like he says.) And on that fourth strive, I had something reveletory: sauce that had the texture of buttercream and the clear taste of an infusion. There used to be scent from garlic, tang from lemon juice, and silkiness from the butterfat emulsifying with the oil.

David realized the recipe from Ilda Vinagre, a chef in Portugal (who, in turn, had realized it from a cook dinner in Brazil). Following Ilda’s lead, David likes to mix in green olives; ginger; sun-dried tomatoes; and smoked paprika. I am happy with it unpleasant.

And though I wish I had been less of a procrastinator, I am joyful that David wrote regarding the mayonnaise first. For one thing, I would delight in never discovered the methodology. And for another, Leite method milk. And Mr. Milk may per chance perchance serene grasp the milk mayonnaise fable. —Amanda Hesser

Instructions

1. Mix the milk, lemon juice, garlic, and pepper in a 2-cup glass measuring cup. The usage of a handheld blender (or a blender), buzz on high for 30 seconds till frothy. With the motor working on high, slowly pour within the oil a few drops at a time, and step by step prolong this to a elegant thread, entertaining the blender up and down, till the combination thickens lusciously and resembles a fragile mayonnaise. You may per chance perchance per chance also need more or less oil. Season with salt to taste. The mayonnaise will final up to 1 week within the fridge.