Tasty Mojo for Fish
 
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Sour oranges make this mojo extra delicious.
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Recipe type: Sauce
Cuisine: Sauce
Serves: 1.5 cups
Ingredients
  • 1 head garlic (about 10-12 cloves, depending on the size)
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp. whole black peppercorns (I used Tellicherry, which have a wonderful citrus aroma when ground)
  • ⅓ c. extra virgin olive oil (you need a fruity olive oil)
  • ⅔ c. sour orange juice (or ⅓ c. regular orange juice & ⅓ c. lime juice)
  • ⅓ c. minced onion
  • 1 tsp. minced fresh red chiles (optional)
  • ¾ tsp. fresh oregano, minced
Instructions
  1. Peel the garlic and chop roughly.
  2. Place garlic, salt and peppercorns into the bowl of a mortar and start mashing with a pestle (*). Once fully mashed/well-combined, transfer to a small mixing bowl.
  3. In a small saucepan, heat olive oil over low heat.
  4. Add the warm oil to the garlic mixture, stir and allow to sit 10-15 minutes.
  5. Whisk in the sour orange juice, onion, chiles and oregano.
  6. Allow to sit at room temperature about 1 hour so the flavors fully integrate.
  7. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Notes
(*) If you don’t have a mortar/pestle, put the peppercorns in a small ziploc bag and carefully mash them with a meat mallet or rolling pin. Then, place the garlic cloves on a cutting board and cover them with kosher salt and simply mince the pile with your large chef’s knife -- scraping and mashing until everything is well-blended and minced. Combine the three ingredients into a bowl, then continue with the recipe (i.e., add olive oil, etc.).
Recipe by My Delicious Blog at https://www.mydeliciousblog.com/sour-orange-mojo-for-fish/