Caribbean Recipes: What is Pork Mojo?

Mojo sauce is a spicy and citrusy condiment and marinade popular in the Caribbean cuisine, especially in Cuba. It is most frequently used to make mojo potatoes, but meat dishes marinated in mojo sauce are more common in the United States. Mojo pork is the most-popular meat dish featuring mojo sauce in Cuba, where a whole pig is often marinated in the sauce and roasted outdoors. Luckily, the recipe works just as well when scaled down to make a 3-to-5 lb. mojo pork roast in the oven. The marinade is simply olive oil, garlic, oregano, cumin, and citrus, yet it's ...

Pickled Carrots To Die For!

Pickled Carrots. Here are the basic ingredients and method for preparing. You can adjust this receipe to make your own different pickles. Soaking- Slice carrots, onions, sliced fresh ginger and soak them in salted ice water for one hour. This draws liquid out of the cell structure temporarily, like squeezing a sponge. Not sure what the ice does but that was what we were taught. We use 1 cup kosher salt to 2 gallons ice water. you can reduce the amounts for your specific recipe. Brine- For this recipe we use equal parts cider vinegar and white cane sugar. The ...