Web Sites to Purchase Mojo or My Recipe for Homemade Fresh Mojo

Well from the number of emails and comments that I received about my last post on Mojo marinade, it sounds like most of you were like me, in that you had never heard of Mojo marinade before. So I did y'all a big favor! I did a search on the Web for sites where you can buy the marinade and I also included my own home-made recipe version of this signature Cuban marinade. As with every recipe that I try, I make my own adjustments. For this, I added more garlic and cilantro, and I added some lemon juice. Cilantro is not typically used in the traditional Mojo recipes. But we love the bite of cilantro in combination with lime, so that's just how we do it.





Mojo Marinade


What ingredients you need to make the marinade:

8 cloves garlic, finely minced
1/2 cup minced yellow onion, finely minced
1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice (traditionally, 'sour' orange juice is used, but the addition of lime juice solves that issue)
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (to add more tartness, add more lime juice)
2 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano flakes
1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 - 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco (this is optional if you want some 'fire')
1 cup extra virgin olive oil

What you need to do to make the Mojo marinade:

In a deep saucepan, heat the olive oil on medium high heat.
Saute' the garlic and onion for about 45 seconds until a nice aroma develops and they are golden, but NOT BROWN.
Pour in all of the remaining ingredients and bring to a full boil.
Taste and make any preferred seasoning adjustments.
Cool completely.
If you like, you can also place your immersion blender into this and give it a whirl.
Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Tyler Florence (Food Network) also has his own version of Mojo for chicken:

4 garlic cloves
2 serrano chilies, seeds removed
1 large handful fresh cilantro leaves
the juice of 2 limes
the juice of 1 orange
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Put the garlic, chilies, cilantro, lime juice, orange juice, and olive oil into a blender and process until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

To purchase on-line, if your stores do not carry Mojo, and/or you don't have the time to prepare the marinade, here are a few options:

Badia: (shown above)

http://www.badia-spices.com/cooking/cooking_prod_detail.cfm?id=131

Goyo: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00032CV8O/ref=asc_df_B00032CV8O1020031?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=googlecom09c9-20&linkCode=asn&creative=380341&creativeASIN=B00032CV8O

Conchita:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001SAQENS/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_3?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00032CV8O&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0VVDBSKT3W4KJS0RH7YKAnd
For a lot of Latin shopping fun, if you want to take a look at a HUGE variety of Mojo marinades, a great site to visit is the Cuban Food Market.com:
http://www.cubanfoodmarket.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=TFM&Store_Code=CFM&Category_Code=11204

So if you're often swamped and busy like I am, for whatever reason that may be, sometimes it is just so nice to know that you've got a bottle of this stuff just waiting to be used instantly.

Give yourself a little break sometimes and put a little Mojo in your life!

And I do hope that you tell me what you think of this after trying it someday.

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