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Cuban Mojo Sauce

Categories Easy Recipes, Gluten Free, Sauces, Vegan/Vegetarian

This Cuban mojo sauce is great to slow cook pork roast in and shred or to use on any other meat like pork, beef or chicken. It’s a orange and lime based sauce that has a herby element from the bay leaves, oregano and cumin. It also has savory elements from the garlic and chili powder. it comes together in about 5-8 minutes so it’s a great idea for a quick and flavorful sauce.

I like to use this sauce in my Cuban mojo beef lettuce cups. That recipe is here.

What you need to make Cuban mojo sauce:

makes ~1/2 cup sauce

  • 2 tablespoons garlic – minced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup orange juice – no pulp
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • dash of cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Instructions

  1. In a sauce pan, add garlic and olive oil and saute for 1 minute on medium high heat.
  2. Add orange juice, lime juice, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, bay leaf, cumin, black pepper, salt, chili powder and sugar.
  3. Simmer the sauce for 3 minutes or until it is reduced by nearly half.
  4. In a small bowl, combine water and cornstarch and whisk into sauce.
  5. Remove from heat once the sauce starts to thicken.
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4.67 from 3 votes

Cuban Mojo Sauce

Easy and delicious cuban mojo sauce for beef, pork or chicken.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time13 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Dish, Sauce
Cuisine: Sauce
Keyword: Dinner, Easy Recipes, sauce, Vegan, Weekend Dinner, Weeknight Dinner

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup orange juice - no pulp
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • dash of cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Instructions

  • In a sauce pan, add garlic and olive oil and saute for 1 minute on medium high heat.
  • Add orange juice, lime juice, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, bay leaf, cumin, black pepper, salt, chili powder and sugar.
  • Simmer the sauce for 3 minutes or until it is reduced by nearly half.
  • In a small bowl, combine water and cornstarch and whisk into sauce.
  • Remove from heat once the sauce starts to thicken.
4.67 from 3 votes (3 ratings without comment)