Everyone who comes to Lanzarote loves Mojo – the sauce served with bread, potatoes or fish as a Canarian staple. And every local chef has their own recipe, which they are convinced is the best in the world!
Here’s mine:
Mojo Verde
Ingredients
Large bundle of coriander leaves pulled off the stems (called cilantro here)
4 cloves of garlic
Juice of half a lemon
2 Tablespoons of wine or cider vinegar
A small green pepper (or half one if you can’t find the small type)
A large pinch of cumin
Two slices of bread, crusts removed
(I quite often add a small chili, although that isn’t normal with green mojo)
Method
Blitz everything except the bread and oil in a food processor. Once the ingredients have smashed down a little, add the bread torn into chunks, then drizzle in the oil until the sauce is at the consistency you like – it can be thick and chunky or thin and drizzly! Taste and adjust seasoning, and add vinegar if you feel it needs more.
Mojo Rojo
Ingredients
4 cloves of garlic
Juice of half a lemon
2 Tablespoons of wine or cider vinegar
A small red pepper
A large pinch of cumin
Two slices of bread, crusts removed.
1 chilli (2 if you love it hot!)
2 tablespoons of paprika (the Spanish smoked one if you can find it.)
Method
Blitz everything except the bread and oil in a food processor. Once the ingredients have smashed down a little, add the bread torn into chunks, then drizzle in the oil until the sauce is at the consistency you like – it can be thick and chunky or thin and drizzly! Taste and adjust seasoning, and add vinegar if you feel it needs more.
Serve in bowls with fresh bread, drizzled over Papas Arrugadas, fish, or pretty much anything that needs a sauce!
You’ll find the bottled sauces in the shops here, they’re OK, but you’ll also find packs of dried spices to which you add vinegar, and they are surprisingly good. But nothing beats Mojo made from fresh ingredients as above, and it couldn’t be easier, could it?
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