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Serg's Mojo

Name: Serg's Mojo
Yield: About 1.5 cups
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 1 cup sour orange juice (or 2/3 orange juice + 1/3 lime juice); 8 to 10 cloves garlic, smashed and minced; 1.5 tbsp dried oregano; 1.5 tbsp ground cumin; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; Optional: 1/4 cup olive oil for emulsifying

Citrus and garlic with a punch. Marinade, finishing sauce, dipping sauce. Bold or it's not mojo.

Time: 10 min, plus 30 min restYield: About 1.5 cupsBy: Serg

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Smash the garlic in a mortar with the salt until it's pasty.
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Mix everything together.
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Let it sit at least 30 minutes before using. It needs the time to become itself.
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Serg's Notes

I go heavy on flavor, so treat this as the starting point and 1.5x the spices to hit my profile.

Use it as a marinade, a finishing sauce, a dipping sauce, anywhere you want a citrus garlic punch. It goes on the pulled pork, the yuca, and half of everything else on this site.

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