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Japanese Mayonnaise Recipe
Authentic Japanese mayonnaise recipe to use in your sushi as a dip or in other modern Japanese recipes.
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings:
5
servings
Calories:
282 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Asian, Japanese
Ingredients
- 1 Medium egg *see Notes
- 1 Teaspoon sugar *see Notes
- 2 Teaspoon rice vinegar *see Notes
- salt originally 1 teaspoon but as per the comments, reduce to ½ Tsp
- ¾ Cup sunflower oil or other vegetable oil
Instructions
- Get a measuring cup to make the mayo and keep a hand blender ready.
- Add the whole egg, sugar, salt, vinegar, and oil to the measuring cup.
- Immerse the hand blender into the cup and turn it on, but don't make any sudden moves. Just keep it in one place, do not move up the blender stick, or else the mayo won't turn out great. Literally keep it in one place!
- Keep it immersed, and you will notice that the mayonnaise will turn whiter and silkier over time. Blend until you are satisfied with the consistency and color. This can take about 3 minutes.
- You can choose to flavor your Japanese mayonnaise at the end with mustard or sriracha. Mix in well.
- Store your mayonnaise in an airtight container until further use or use right away. See serving recommendations in post.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Use only warm room temperature egg, never a cold egg. A cold egg turns the mayonnaise more liquid. This is important!
- We used brown sugar, but you can use regular sugar too.
- Substitute rice vinegar with distilled vinegar if you can't get rice vinegar.
- Recipe quantity comes to 7 ounces/ 200 grams. That's about 5 servings if used in sushi and as a dip.
- You can flavor your mayo. See in post for flavor ideas.
Nutrition Information
Calories
282kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
31g
(48%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
25g
(125%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
33mg
(11%)
Sodium
478mg
(20%)
Potassium
12mg
(0%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
48IU
(1%)
Calcium
5mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 282
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 282kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 25g | 125% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 478mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 12mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 48IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.