Aioli

Name: Aioli
Ingredients: 8 -10 garlic cloves, peeled; kosher salt; 2 egg yolks, at room temperature; 2 cups olive oil, best quality; 1 12 tablespoons lemon juice; white pepper; 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)

7 ingredients

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Ingredients

8 -10 garlic cloves, peeled
kosher salt
2 egg yolks, at room temperature
2 cups olive oil, best quality
1 12 tablespoons lemon juice
white pepper
1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)

Directions

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["Put the garlic and 2-3 generous pinches of salt into a large mortar and use a wooden pestle to crush the garlic.", "Grind the garlic and salt until it forms a smooth paste.", "Mix in the egg yolks.", "Using a whisk, begin to add the olive oil, just a little at at time.", "As the emulsion forms and grows thick, you can add the oil a little more quickly, while whisking all the while.", "When all of the oil has been added, taste the sauce.", "Mix 1/2 of the lemon juice and and as much salt as you think the sauce needs, and stir until the salt dissolves.", "Whisk the salty juice into the aioli.", "Taste again, and add more lemon juice and/or salt as needed.", "**HINT: If the sauce tastes bitter, it needs more lemon juice.", "If \"flat\"" (just needs something)