Nitrate & Nitrite Free Cuban Mojo Criollo Sauce

Total time15 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time5 min

Nitrate & Nitrite Free Cuban Mojo Criollo Sauce

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Ingredients

8 servings

8 cloves garlic
1 tsp kosher salt
½ cup sour orange juice (from about 3 sour oranges), juice or ¼ cup fresh orange juice plus ¼ cup fresh lime juice
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2 tbsp fresh lime juice
⅓ cup olive oil
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp dried oregano
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions

1
In a mortar and pestle, pound the garlic cloves with the kosher salt until a smooth paste forms with no large chunks remaining. Alternatively, press the garlic through a garlic press and stir in the salt.
2
Transfer the garlic paste to a small saucepan. Add the sour orange juice, lime juice, cumin, oregano, and black pepper. Whisk to combine.

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