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Sour Orange Mojo

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 1/4 cup or 4 servings

Ingredients

6 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1 Scotch bonnet chili, stemmed, seeded, and minced
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons whole cumin seeds, freshly toasted
1 cup pure olive oil
1/3 cup sour orange juice (you can substitute 1/3 cup combined orange and lime juices)
2 teaspoons Spanish sherry vinegar
Freshly toasted and ground black pepper, to taste

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a mortar mash the raw garlic, Scotch bonnet, salt, and cumin until fairly smooth. Scrape this into a bowl and set aside.

    Step 2

    In a saucepan over medium heat, warm the oil until just hot and pour it over the garlic-chili mix, stirring the ingredients. Remove the pan from the heat and let it stand for 10 minutes.

    Step 3

    Whisk in the sour orange juice and the vinegar. Season with pepper. Refrigerated, this will keep up to 3 months.

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