So I’m sure it’s been posted many times before. But I went my first 38 years not knowing it. It makes sense when I think about the ingredients of mayonnaise but it never dawned on me until I ran out of butter and gave it a google. Never got this uniform of a sear with butter. Has me wondering for other recipes.
by Pipacakes
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But it tastes gross.
And yes you can get that with butter. It just needs to be nice and soft.
Mayo in general is amazing. Wanna cook perfect chicken on a grill pan? Dont use oil – mayo babyy. Best part? You can season it before applying. My personal go to for mayo mix for chicken breast – kayenn pepper, smoked paprika, garlic powder, cumin, white pepper. No salt cuz you brine the chicken (don’t be a noob, eat good chicken breasts, not rubber).
Another awesome mayo hack – mayo, greek yogurt (you can go half n half, but I prefer more yogurt), bit of salt, garlic powder, squeeze of lemon if you want, mix that shit – BAM, garlic sauce!
https://youtu.be/co-4e2N5cwc?si=eFtIE-hQamebocQ1
Mythical kitchen covered this. Highly suggest the watch.
It’s life changing!
Have to try that. Never thought of frying with mayo before. Thanks.
Unpopular opinion but I tried using Mayo for grilled cheese a few times after seeing all the hype and honestly I still prefer using butter. It was good but just wasn’t as amazing as I expected it to be
I make our mayo so grilled cheese are a great test. You don’t want it spread on like a sandwich condiment. Just like a light coat.
I’m not going to say anybody’s wrong for liking mayo better. But every time I hear why it’s better is for the evenness and whatnot. People never say it’s better for the taste, for a good reason. Butter just tastes better, in my opinion
It’s delicious and crispy!
I prefer my mayo on the inside of a grilled cheese
Mmm, fried directly on the…deck of a fishing trawler?
It’s garbo compared to butter still.
no. you miss out on all the flavor of the browned milk solids. because of this, i tripled down and add MORE milk powder to the butter i use on my grilled cheeses now. that browned milk flavor is 1 of the key things in a grilled cheese.
mayo, get out of here. you’re not welcome for this.
Why not use both?
Ugh. My mom tried to trick me one day when I was a kid. We were out of butter. I STILL remember this, I’m 40 now. It was DISGUSTING. Traumatizing.
Mayo and then sprinkle some salt on the outside crust. This will help make it nice and dry and crunchy. While being warm and gooey inside. It’s wonderful. Got that tip from an executive chef down in Alabama a few years back and trust me they know how to make delicious fattening comfort foods down there.
Beautiful.
I know everyone swears by this but I can’t stand it just give me real butter please