Cuban Mojo Sauce

Name: Cuban Mojo Sauce
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 (Makes 1 cup)
Cuisine: Spanish & Portuguese
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 6 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon, grated lime zest plus ¼ cup juice (2 limes); 1 teaspoon, ground cumin; 1 teaspoon, dried oregano; 3/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, grated orange zest plus ½ cup juice; 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2020

Spanish & Portuguese

Sauces

Pair this garlicky, citrusy sauce with grilled steak, chicken, or pork.

SERVES4 to 6 (Makes 1 cup)

TIME15 minutes, plus 15 minutes cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This robustly flavored Cuban sauce makes a great dip for grilled steak, chicken, or pork. It's also the classic accompaniment to fried or boiled yuca. A generous amount of garlic, its bite tempered by the acid from lime and and orange juice...

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