My Love for Mojo Sauce

Ingredients

• 4 heads garlic, peeled
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 cup freshly squeezed sour orange juice *
• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 onion, roughly chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 cup olive oil
• 2 red bell peppers, seeds removed and roughly chopped
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 bunch cilantro
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 dried red chile, seeds removed

Directions

1. Add the garlic, salt, pepper, orange juice, lime juice, onion, and oregano to a food processor. Blend everything until the mixture becomes a smooth paste, about 2 to 3 minutes.
2. With the processor running, drizzle the olive oil in through the feed tube, taking it slowly so the sauce comes together and emulsifies fully.
3. Refrigerate the sauce until you are ready to use it.
4. For the Spicy Red Mojo Sauce, which makes 2 cups and is from Stacy Camacho for Chile Pepper magazine, place the bell pepper, garlic, cilantro, salt, cayenne, cumin, paprika, and chile pepper in a food processor. Blend until you have a smooth paste, about 2 to 3 minutes.
5. While the processor runs, pour the olive oil in gradually through the feed tube until the mixture is completely emulsified.
6. Transfer the sauce to the refrigerator and chill until needed.