Mojo criollo, Cuban garlic and citrus sauce

Name: Mojo criollo, Cuban garlic and citrus sauce
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 8 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 100ml extra virgin olive oil; 60ml orange juice; 60ml lime juice; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp dried oregano; 0.5 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper

A punchy garlic, lime and orange sauce warmed in olive oil. Spoon it over pork, yuca or tostones.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.29 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

8 servings

Ingredients

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8garlic clovesfinely chopped
100 mlextra virgin olive oil
60 mlorange juice
60 mllime juice
1 tspground cumin
1 tspdried oregano
½ tspsalt
1 tspblack pepper

Method

1
Mash the garlic and salt together in a small bowl to make a rough paste.
2
Heat the oil in a small pan over a low heat for 2 minutes until warm, not smoking.
2 min
3
Pour the hot oil over the garlic. It will sizzle and smell wonderful. Leave for 2 minutes.
2 min
4
Stir in the orange juice, lime juice, cumin, oregano and pepper.
5
Leave for 10 minutes so the flavours mix. Taste and add salt if needed.
10 min

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