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Mainer
April 1, 2021
Mayo as a marinade (mixed with any spice) is also amazing in the air fryer when cooking chicken breasts.
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March 30, 2021
Hey! I love your cooking show--I always have mayo & various hot sauces hanging around the fridge. I am sending this to my adult (ahh...semi-adult) children who love hot sauce & mayo...and chicken!
Deleted A.
March 30, 2021
Instead of hot sauce, try adding a bit of soy sauce and some togarashi spice blend. It is amazing as either a marinade or a sauce you can spoon lightly over your chicken breast in your plate. It is also excellent with a salmon filet.
Rosalind P.
March 31, 2021
Thank you for this different sauce. The sauce mayo/hot sauce may be wonderful but it's not the breathless miracle implied in the headnotes. My family doesn't take to any heat in sauces. Your variation is promising. Thank you.
Deleted A.
March 31, 2021
A word of warning! Togarashi can be quite spicy. While not the same kind of heat as a hot sauce, it does have a bite to it, and you need to be careful as to how much you add. It will depend on the blend you happen to purchase as there are a number of different ones out there. I would advise starting out with a very small amount, tasting and going from there. Also, be careful which blend you get, I purchase one that is salt free which I find is very good and allows you to control your salt intake as well.
Rosalind P.
March 31, 2021
Thanks -- again. I overlooked the togarashi (I know it's potent). If there's any "magic" in the F52 miracle, it's the mayo. And there are lots of way to season or enhance without heat. That's my takeaway.
Didi S.
March 30, 2021
This looks very yummy. A friend of mine marinated bluefish with mayo. I thought it was insane, as bluefish is already so oily.. knocked my socks off!!! I didn't use my grill once last summer.. I think I was just too bummed with the pandemic. This will be my first go!!!
Cynthia M.
March 30, 2021
I don’t do hot sauce either. Is there something else you can suggest adding to the Mayo that will also work?
GardenGirl
March 30, 2021
you can really add anything--I like a garlic + any herb you have hanging out in the crisper.
Bonnie
April 27, 2021
I used the Chohoula sauce and it just added flavor without hardly any heat, especially after removing the marinade before grilling. I think you might be pleasantly surprised.
Becky
March 30, 2021
What kind of hot sauce?
Coffeecat
March 30, 2021
Emma mentions Cholula and Frank's in the article - both are really good because they aren't too hot, and have deeper and richer flavor than Tobasco. I love the vinegar zing of Frank's, but Cholulas has basically become my go-to during the pandemic. Another option is to mix garlicky sriracha in the mayo, and for a real thrill, try the Japanese Kewpie mayo made with rice vinegar - it's awesome!
Beth
March 30, 2021
We don't like hot stuff, but I have some "savory mayo" from Honeybaked Ham
could I use that alone as a marinade? I think it's basically mayo with some teriyaki flavoring. Maybe add a little Worchestershire sauce, that would give a little zing without too much hotness. What do you think?
could I use that alone as a marinade? I think it's basically mayo with some teriyaki flavoring. Maybe add a little Worchestershire sauce, that would give a little zing without too much hotness. What do you think?
Emma L.
March 31, 2021
Hi Beth, worth a try! The mayo does the heavy lifting here. In place of hot sauce, you just need something vinegary and bold to tenderize and flavor the chicken. If you like the taste of the marinade (before you add the meat), the grilled chicken should turn out great.
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