MOJO: The Cuban Marinade

The Cuban marinade can be made in various ways. The key ingredient is naranja agria (sour orange). If you can't find fresh sour oranges look for it bottled. The best mojo is made fresh using fresh ingredients. Here is one variation of the marinade for you to marinate your whole roasting pig, pour over yuca, rice or anything else you may want to add delicious Caribbean flavor to.

Ingredients:

• Garlic Cloves
• Salt
• Black peppercorns (whole)
• Oregano
• Sour orange juice

(In a pinch, use two parts orange to one part lemon and one part lime)

The key to making mojo is in the proportions. The nice thing is that you can make exactly the amount you need.

For a pig, we use four or five large HEADS of garlic! That's approximately 70 to 80 cloves.

Use a mortar and pestle. Add approximately ten cloves of garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, some black peppercorns, and some oregano. Mash them all together into a paste. Scoop the paste out into a separate bowl. Continue this process until all of the garlic (all five heads) is mashed.

Stir in sour orange juice. (Five heads of garlic should be added to about 1 quart of sour orange juice to make a mojo for a whole pig.) Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes or longer. Use immediately to season the pig or refrigerate for later use.
(recipe found at icuban.com)

Roast A Pig!

Roasting a pig turns any occasion into a party! It's not just for a Hawaiian Luau or celebrating Noche Buena. Having a pig roast is great for birthdays, reunions, football games and any other occasion in which you'd like to kick up the fun factor!

Now you can have a pig ready-to-roast delivered right to your front door. Whether you prepare the pig in a Caja China, an open pit, or roast it in a large BBQ; you will love the exotic flavor of this delicacy.

Your guests will enjoy the festivities which arise with the anticipation of flavor brought by the aroma of the roasting pig. Not to mention everyone will certainly be impressed with your skills and creativity.