Mojo Sauce

You should try it sprinkled over tostones (twice-fried plantain slices).

Mojo is a Cuban sauce that you can use for a number of dishes. You can buy it already bottled, but ideally people should make your own.

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Mojo is a Cuban sauce that you can use for a number of dishes.

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I made flank steak, yellow rice, and black beans but did not make the plantains. Ran out of time.

I made it and tried it for the first time yesterday. I put it on everything I made.

I could drink the stuff now.

I nearly set the kitchen on fire with my Bananas Foster.

For one cup of sauce.

1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup fresh orange juice
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
6-8 cloves of garlic
1/2 tsp of ground cumin

Heat olive oil in saucepan. Add garlic. let it "cook" for only about 30 seconds. Add the orange and lime juice and cumin and heat to boiling. Add salt and pepper to taste.

That's it. I found it on a web site. They said that some recipes call for cilantro, but the traditional recipe does not.

Great sauce for many things but some important points....slice the garlic in thin slices...saute it but don't let it brown...the sour oranges are best....

Mojo

Notes: Mojo is Cuba's national table sauce. In its authenticity it is made using the naranja agria or sour orange, this is a fruit that looks like a green bumpy orange but tastes more like a lime. If you can't get to your local Hispanic market, limes make an acceptable substitute. Mojo is great on Cuban pork sandwiches and also on grilled meats and fish

1/3 cup olive oil
8 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon cumin
2/3 cup fresh sour orange juice (see note)
salt and fresh ground pepper

1. Heat olive oil in a deep saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook till fragrant and lightly toasted BUT NOT BROWN, about 30 seconds.

2. Add juice, cumin, and salt and pepper. Bring sauce to rolling boil and remove from heat.