Cuban Mojo Sauce (Mojo Criollo)
This Cuban mojo sauce (mojo criollo) is made with lots of garlic, sour orange, oregano, cumin and olive oil. Use it as a marinade for pork, chicken or shrimp, or as a garlicky sauce for yuca and tostones!
Servings: 8 about 1 cup (8 servings of 2 tablespoons)
Calories: 97kcal
Ingredients
- 10 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano (or 1 tablespoon fresh)
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- black pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup sour orange juice (or use 2 parts orange to 1 part lime and 1 part lemon)
- 1/3 cup olive oil
Instructions
- Add the garlic, onion, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper to a food processor and process to form a paste. Alternatively, you can use a mortar and pestle (or molcajete) to grind by hand.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the sour orange juice and olive oil until it thickens.
- Stir in the seasoned garlic paste until well combined.
- Adjust with salt and pepper and use as needed.
Nutrition
Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 147mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 37IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.3mg