Name: Clementine Mojo
Yield: 40 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil; 8 cloves garlic, sliced thinly; 3 tablespoons clementine (or orange) juice; 1/2 cup lime juice; 1/3 cup water or juice/drippings from pork; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1/2 teaspoon oregano; 1 teaspoon salt; black pepper to taste, about a teaspoon

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Clementine Mojo – a tasty sauce for rich pork

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This clementine mojo accompanies the smoky potluck pintxos along with our romesco sauce. I did this video separately to have a faster turnaround time. Check out this tasty sauce that does great with pork!

Clementine Mojo

January 4, 2019

by Patrick Jaszewski

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
8 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
3 tablespoons clementine (or orange) juice
1/2 cup lime juice
1/3 cup water or juice/drippings from pork
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon salt
black pepper to taste, about a teaspoon

Instructions

Heat olive oil in small saucepan over medium heat until shimmering
Add garlic slices and cook until fragrant and starting to turn a pale golden color. Do not burn!
Add remaining ingredients and bring to boil, about 3 minutes
Allow to cool, refrigerate, and serve

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Serving Size

8g small spoonful

Amount Per Serving: 8g small spoonful
Calories		14
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.4g		2.2%
	Saturated Fat 0.2g	1%
	Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0
Sodium 58mg		2.4%
Total Carbohydrate 1g		0.3%
	Dietary Fiber 0g	0
	Sugars 0g
Protein 0g

Vitamin A		Vitamin C
Calcium		Iron

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Explorers Kitchen

Cuisine Spanish

Category Everyday Cooking Recipes Video

5 stars (1 ratings)

Adapted from Epicurious.

Tasting and lessons learned

This was a super easy recipe to make and is a nice thing to have in your repertoire. I had always thought a mojo was more involved, but this is nothing to be intimidated by.

Patrick Jaszewski

Culinary Tyrannosaurus, passport stamp collector, home cook, pilot, strength enthusiast, bilingual, coffee roaster, former homebrewer. Committed to DIY ethic. Minnesota native transplanted in Pennsylvania. Thunderbird MBA Alumni and Golden Gopher. Undyingly positive and open minded. Drives Jill crazy by questioning everything.

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