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Similar sauces, also known as ''mojo'', are also popular in [[Cuba]] and throughout the islands of the [[Caribbean]], Hispanic or non-Hispanic, due to heavy Canarian emigration to the Caribbean, and have even influenced some [[barbecue sauce]]s in the [[Deep South]] region of the United States, particularly the states of Florida, Texas, and Louisiana. {{Citation needed|date=September 2014}} The flavor can be made of almost everything, from tomato or pepper to avocado. {{Citation needed|date=September 2014}} |
Similar sauces, also known as ''mojo'', are also popular in [[Cuba]] and throughout the islands of the [[Caribbean]], Hispanic or non-Hispanic, due to heavy Canarian emigration to the Caribbean, and have even influenced some [[barbecue sauce]]s in the [[Deep South]] region of the United States, particularly the states of Florida, Texas, and Louisiana. {{Citation needed|date=September 2014}} The flavor can be made of almost everything, from tomato or pepper to avocado. {{Citation needed|date=September 2014}} |
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In Cuban cooking ''mojo'' applies to any sauce that is made with garlic |
In Cuban cooking ''mojo'' applies to any sauce that is made with garlic, olive oil, and a citrus juice, traditionally [[bitter orange]] juice. It is commonly used to flavor the [[cassava]] tuber and is also used to marinate roast pork.<ref name="OttoCubanTampa">{{cite web |url= http://www.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBQAS0758F.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090507190125/http://www.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBQAS0758F.html |title= Cuban Is Ours, Any Way You Try To Slice It |author= Steve Otto |work= [[The Tampa Tribune]] |date=24 October 2007 |archivedate=7 May 2009}}</ref> Without oregano, the sauce is typically called 'mojito' and used for dipping plantain chips and fried Yuca. To create the marinade for pork, the ingredients are [[bitter orange]] juice, garlic, oregano, and salt. |
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In [[Puerto Rico]] ''mojo'' is a herb sauce of finely chopped [[cilantro]] or [[parsley]] with salt, plenty of crushed garlic and olive oil. [[Black pepper]], butter, grated [[onion]], vinegar and any citrus fruit can also be added. It is commonly used on the island as a marinade for chicken roast and a dip for ''[[tostones]]'', fried cassava, and sometimes mashed with ''[[mofongo]]''. |
In [[Puerto Rico]] ''mojo'' is a herb sauce of finely chopped [[cilantro]] or [[parsley]] with salt, plenty of crushed garlic and olive oil. [[Black pepper]], butter, grated [[onion]], vinegar and any citrus fruit can also be added. It is commonly used on the island as a marinade for chicken roast and a dip for ''[[tostones]]'', fried cassava, and sometimes mashed with ''[[mofongo]]''. |
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Mojo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmoxo], from Portuguese molho [ˈmoʎu], meaning "sauce") is the name, or abbreviated name, of several types of sauces, varying in spiciness, consisting primarily of olive oil, salt, water, local pepper varieties (called pimienta in the Canary Islands), garlic, paprika (called pimentón in Spain), cuminorcoriander and other spices. Mojo originated in the Canary Islands, where the main varieties are red mojo (mojo rojo) and green mojo (mojo verde). Other countries have recipes similar to mojo, where acid ingredients such as Vinegar, lemon, orangeorlime juice may be used.
Green mojo, or mojo containing green spices, is commonly used for fish, specially the proper green mojo (made with green pepper) but also coriander mojo (mojo de cilantro) and parsley mojo (mojo de perejil). As coriander mojo and parsley mojo contain some water, they need to be kept in the fridge and have to be consummed within the two days after preparation. Red mojo, made of small red peppers from La Palma (called pimienta picona) and paprika, is usually eaten with meat. Red and green mojo can be used interchangeably to season some dishes, prominently papas arrugadas con salsa mojo, or potatoes with mojo. Mojo is also commonly served with fresh bread rolls at the beginning of a meal.
To prepare red mojo it is necessary to dry the peppers. Once dry, peppers can be kept for a long time before preparation. Before making mojo, peppers are soaked in water so they lose their spiciness. Then, grains and fibers are removed but for a few that will make the mojo spicy. In the case of green mojo, spiciness will be regulated by the ammount of garlic, and can be also intensified by adding grinded coriander seeds.
Local variations of mojo include recipes with cheese such as mojo queso (literally mojo with cheese) from La Palma and El Hierro and almogrote from La Gomera, turning it into a paste that can be spread on bread. Every Canarian family has its own recipe for mojo, so it can be very variable in flavour, spiciness and texture.
Similar sauces, also known as mojo, are also popular in Cuba and throughout the islands of the Caribbean, Hispanic or non-Hispanic, due to heavy Canarian emigration to the Caribbean, and have even influenced some barbecue sauces in the Deep South region of the United States, particularly the states of Florida, Texas, and Louisiana. [citation needed] The flavor can be made of almost everything, from tomato or pepper to avocado. [citation needed]
In Cuban cooking mojo applies to any sauce that is made with garlic, olive oil, and a citrus juice, traditionally bitter orange juice. It is commonly used to flavor the cassava tuber and is also used to marinate roast pork.[1] Without oregano, the sauce is typically called 'mojito' and used for dipping plantain chips and fried Yuca. To create the marinade for pork, the ingredients are bitter orange juice, garlic, oregano, and salt.
InPuerto Rico mojo is a herb sauce of finely chopped cilantroorparsley with salt, plenty of crushed garlic and olive oil. Black pepper, butter, grated onion, vinegar and any citrus fruit can also be added. It is commonly used on the island as a marinade for chicken roast and a dip for tostones, fried cassava, and sometimes mashed with mofongo.
In the Dominican Republic it is called wasakaka. Used as a sauce for roasted chicken and boiled cassava. Wasakaka is a of mix of garlic, olive oil, sour orange or lemon juice.
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