This malt vinegar aioli is absolutely yummy. I made a batch and served it as a dipping sauce for tater tots and fries. What a great change from ketchup! That wonderful malt vinegar flavor, tamed just enough by the tarragon and garlic. All in a great creamy sauce. Anywhere you can possibly think of using malt vinegar, use this instead.

I Love This Stuff
Oddly enough, as a kid my favorite thing about going to Long John Silver’s was the malt vinegar. Truth is, I could drown a piece of fish in that stuff. I consider this malt vinegar aioli to be the grown-up version (and hey, it does have malt vinegar in it!). If they’d had this when I was a kid at LJS, I’d have definitely ordered ‘more crunchy stuff’ and ‘extra dipping sauce’.
I Did That, Too
Ok, stick with me here. I’m a bit worried that what I’m about to say may scare some people off of Life’s A Tomato for life. But I’m not kidding here. This stuff is amazing for dipping chicken wings. No lie. And the best wings for that? Beer-battered and deep-fried. Seriously. Head on over to the best wing site on the internet (yes, I’m biased because it’s mine), For The Wing, and check it out. If you’ve never had beer-battered wings, you’re missing out. And if you’ve never dipped wings in this aioli, you’re big time missing out.
I almost always use Blue Plate mayonnaise in the dishes I make. I think it is the best around. If you can’t find it locally you can pick it up online for a fair price.
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This aioli is also absolutely amazing for dipping deep fried fish filets (like my awesome copycat Long John Silver’s fish filets), or just slather it on some crab cake sliders.
Malt Vinegar Aioli
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons malt vinegar more or less, to taste
- 1 clove garlic very finely minced or mashed into a paste
- ½ tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon dried tarragon crumbled
- kosher salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Whisk together all ingredients.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.
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