AKA my #1 sardine of all

by Perky214

13 Comments

  1. (1) The box

    (2) The mayo

    (3-4) Opened tin and fish out of the tin

    (5) As always, I dice the sardine carrot, pickle and chili pepper, and mix the veg with my reserved tin oil.

    (6) Ingredients for the mayo – 1 egg, 1 tbsp Dijon mustard, 1 tsp salt, sushi vinegar, FMS tin oil. I’m using my immersion blender (AKA boat motor) for this, but can also be made in a regular blender, a food processor – or by hand

    (7) Put whole egg, mustard and salt in the bottom of a tall narrow container

    (8-10) Add 1 cup of oil. I put my tin oil in the bottom, then filled to 3/4 c level with canola oil (any neutral oil will do) and then topped off with 1/4 c Extra Virgin Olive oil. Add to the egg and mustard.

    (11-12) Insert stick blender to the bottom of the container, covering the egg. Mix on high for 10-15 seconds, just until you see a thick mayonnaise emulsion form on the bottom. This is the base which will make your mayonnaise come together.

    (13-14) Slowly raise the blender through the oil layer, until all the oil is incorporated.

    (15) Taste and correct seasonings. I decided to add about 1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice to the mayo to brighten it up a little. If I didn’t have a lemon, I’d have used caper vinegar.

    (16-17) I used my mayo on the sardine sandwich I had for lunch – YUM!! https://www.reddit.com/r/CannedSardines/s/G6EMruGCcX

    (18-19) Nutrition and ingredients

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    I don’t know why it took me so long to finally make my own mayonnaise with sardine tin oils.

    Part of the issue is that I usually incorporate
    the tin oil into whatever I’m making, but I also admit it’s because I was worried it wouldn’t come together and then I’d have wasted a cup of olive or canola oil on a failed mayo.

    I frequently collect various tin oils together in a container that I keep in the refrigerator. I use those oils for various uses like salad dressings, cooking with, making sauces etc.

    Now I think I will start collecting tin oils again and holding off using them in the dishes I make.

    It should take 10 days to collect 1 cup of fish tin oil. Next time I make a mayo, it will be 100% sardine tin oil mayo – and I’ll let y’all know how it goes!

    In the meantime, I have a cup of mayo that will last for about a week. I think I’ll take some of the base mayo out and make differently flavored mayos to have with salads and fish:

    Curry mayo

    Herbed mayo

    Sriracha mayo

    Chipotle mayo

    Caper and olive mayo

    Truffle Anchovy mayo – let’s goooooo

  2. Interlocharcuterie

    This is rad and something I will try because you posted all the steps- thank you!!

  3. I’ve had the best success with mayo and other sauces/concoctions not breaking if the tin oil is first sieved through cloth or ultrafine mesh.

  4. Tin oil mayonnaise. I read those words and did not comprehend. However, I think you may have just changed my life. Thank you. I’m actually about halfway thru a jar of anchovies. I know what I will be doing with the oil now.

  5. FISH FISH FISH FISHONNAISE

    to the tune of the dijonnaise song

  6. OldMotherGrumble

    Oh I must try this! I make ‘speedy mayo’ every week…I do it directly in the jar I store it in. I must save some tinned oil now. I’m terrible…I keep meaning to save it, but some goes to the cat. I do a bit of bread dipping. Then the rest gets disposed of. Bad me.

  7. OldMotherGrumble

    Oh I must try this! I make ‘speedy mayo’ every week…I do it directly in the jar I store it in. I must save some tinned oil now. I’m terrible…I keep meaning to save it, but some goes to the cat. I do a bit of bread dipping. Then the rest gets disposed of. Bad me.

  8. OldMotherGrumble

    Oh, I must try this! I make ‘speedy mayo’ every week…I do it directly in the jar I store it in. I must save some tinned oil now. I’m terrible… I keep meaning to save it, but some will go to the cat. I do a bit of bread dipping. Then the rest gets disposed of. Bad me.

  9. OldMotherGrumble

    Oh, I must try this! I make ‘speedy mayo’ every week…I do it directly in the jar I store it in. I must save some tinned oil now. I’m terrible… I keep meaning to save it, but some will go to the cat. I do a bit of bread dipping. Then the rest gets disposed of. Bad me.

  10. Temporary_Jacket403

    Oh, that would be awesome on a tomato sandwich with some fresh sourdough.