The Duke's Mayonnaise Cookbook : 75 Recipes Celebrating the Perfect Condiment (Grand Central Publishing 2020) celebrates this century old Southern classic. Ashley Strickland Freeman who has also written Southern Living's Ultimate Book Of BBQ and 28 Days Of Clean Eating. Chef Strickland Freeman is also a chef who uses the famed mayo in all of her dishes. The mayonnaise has been around since 1917 , invented by North Carolingian Eugenia Thomas Duke, known for her delicious sandwiches enhanced with her homemade emulsion of eggs and oil.Of course adding mayo to dishes is a Southern thing but Chef Strickland Freeman uses it in such diverse dishes as Chicken Parmesan , Pork Banh Mi and lamb kabobs. What is fun is the input from other chefs such as the famed Nathalie Dupree and TV personality and chef Carla Hall. The book is not as large as other cookbooks. The sections are Breakfast And Brunch, Lunch, Dinner , Sides and Snacks and Desserts. Extra advice is only two pages long and they include lists on what kind of tools to have to create the dishes along with a small group of tips on greasing and flouring pans and how to measure dry and wet ingredients.
The recipes are truly varied. For those who though mayo was just reserved for lunch time sandwiches think again. Also Duke's is the recommended mayo but you can use any kind or brand.Mayo is a great sub for butter and it makes for crispy grilled cheese sandwiches in Chef Strickland Freeman's recipe. For a creamier scrambled egg , try her scrambled egg recipe that calls for a quarter cup of Duke's. Adding it to any batter, makes for a much tender crumb. Biscuit enthusiasts will love the recipe for buttermilk biscuits and Earl Grey scones. It also does wonders to cake mixes as seen in the dessert recipes strawberry rhubarb layer cake and scratch ones such as plum upside down cake and peppermint brownies. The condiment is perfect in locking in moisture for meat which makes it excellent for marinating. Try the herb roasted chicken recipe which promises tender, juicy meat or the rosemary-Dijon pork chops. Of course there are salad and dressing recipes along with the Southern classic - deviled eggs. This comes with three variations that include pesto and bacon. There is German potato salad that has two kinds of mustard as well and different types of aioli. The tomato one goes with the grilled okra but it would be perfect with the rosemary fries. For a cool treat make up the seafood pasta salad that combines calamari and shrimp. Want hearty? Then whip up the steak salad with the buttermilk herb dressing. It 's also great in hush puppies too if you want a tasty snack.
The Duke's Mayonnaise Cookbook : 75 Recipes Celebrating The Perfect Condiment is the must have cookbook for Duke's Mayonnaise lovers. They can create all sorts of recipes for brunch and dinner, lunch and snacks along with desserts. It's a taste of the South that you can use everywhere.
Duke's Mayonnaise can be bought on Amazon if you can't find it in your local grocery.
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