Mojo Sauce

Filed under Cuban Sauces

Recipe courtesy Luis Sanchez, La Tradicion Cubana. Scaled down from a restaurant recipe and not tested in these proportions by Food Network Kitchens.

Ingredients

  • 3 Orange, sour oranges
  • 1 head Garlic, cloves peeled and separated
  • Salt, more than a pinch, less than a teaspoon
  • Oregano, fresh leaves, chopped, to taste
  • Black pepper, freshly ground, to taste

Directions

  1. Slice the oranges down the middle and squeeze the juice.
  2. Mash the garlic in a mortar (morteros). Add a little salt, then the sour orange juice. Add oregano and pepper, to taste.
  3. Brush the mojo sauce on the food as it is cooking.