Traditional Cuban Recipe: Cuban Mojo (Cuban Marinade)

• 3 heads garlic
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns (whole)
• 1 1/2 cups orange juice, sour orange (or 1 cup orange juice & 1/2 cup lemon juice & 1/2 cup lime juice)
• 1 cup minced onion
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1 cup Spanish olive oil

1. Mash garlic, salt and peppercorns, using a mortar and pestle or use food processor.
2. Stir in juice.
3. Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes or longer at room temperature.
4. *If making it without the oil - stop at this point and this makes a perfect marinade for seasoning, chicken, fish, pork &/or beef.
5. Continue with preparing the mojo with oil - after you have stirred in juice add onion & oregano.
6. Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes or longer at room temperature.
7. In a saucepan heat olive oil to medium hot & then remove from heat.
8. Whisk oil in garlic-juice mixture, until well blended.
9. Stores for at least a week in the refrigerator.

garlic, salt, black peppercorns, orange juice, onion, oregano, spanish olive oil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/traditional-cuban-recipe-cuban-mojo-cuban-marinade-148976 (may not work)