Shrimp in Mayonnaise - ★Cooking Recipes★

A simple appetizer from Laura Calder made with homemade mayonnaise perked up with grainy mustard.
Directions for: Shrimp in Mayonnaise

Ingredients

1 egg yolk, at room temperature

1 pinch of salt

2 tsp grainy Dijon mustard

1 cup grape-seed oil (or vegetable, canola, or peanut)

Lemon juice, to taste

pinch of white pepper

1 Tbsp olive oil, for frying

24 shrimp, peeled, but with tail intact.

1 splash tarragon vinegar

Directions

1. Whisk together the egg yolk, salt, mustard, and vinegar in a roomy bowl. To add the oil, start whisking the yolk mixture and let the oil fall from the spout, drop by drop, until you have achieved a thick, velvety mayonnaise. Taste it. Add lemon juice, salt, and pepper until the balance is to your liking.

2. Heat the olive oil in a saut pan. Fry the shrimp until just cooked through and still juicy. Arrange the shrimp on a platter with the mayonnaise in a dish alongside, for dipping.

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