Cedarwell Chinoise Grundsauce

Name: Cedarwell Chinoise Grundsauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 2¼ cups (550 ml)
Cuisine: French Classic
Ingredients: 2 Eigelb Egg Yolk; 2 EL Zitronensaft (30 ml) Lemon Juice; 1 TL Dijonsenf (5 ml) Dijon Mustard; 1 Messerspitze Salz (0.5 g) Salt; 3 dl Rapsöl (300 ml) Canola Oil; circa 200 Gramm Crème fraîche (198.02 ml) Creme Fraiche

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Tanja Grandits recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Tanja Grandits.

Chinoise Grundsauce from a starred kitchen.

Ratio

Egg Yolk 36 mlLemon Juice 30 mlDijon Mustard 5 mlCanola Oil 300 mlCreme Fraiche 198 ml

Ingredients

Egg Yolk — 2 Eigelb
Lemon Juice — 2 EL Zitronensaft (30 ml)
Dijon Mustard — 1 TL Dijonsenf (5 ml)
Salt — 1 Messerspitze Salz (0.5 g)
Canola Oil — 3 dl Rapsöl (300 ml)
Creme Fraiche — circa 200 Gramm Crème fraîche (198.02 ml)

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Companion jar

Cedarwell Chinoise Grundsauce wants a blender — make it from this page.

The jar carries pour-and-shake sauces. These are its closest cousins from kitchens like this one:

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Provenance

Tanja Grandits works in Aroma- and colour-driven modern European at Stucki / Tanja Grandits; credentials include Michelin 2* (Stucki / Tanja Grandits, Basel); GaultMillau Koch des Jahres 2014, 2020 (19 points).

Originally published as Chinoise Grundsauce (Crème-Fraîche Mayo).

Adapted from a Tanja Grandits recipe (Tanja Grandits / Tagesanzeiger (fondue chinoise sauces)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Tanja Grandits / Tagesanzeiger (fondue chinoise sauces) (published as “Chinoise Grundsauce (Crème-Fraîche Mayo)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Companion jar