Mojo (garlic and oil-based sauce)

Mojo (garlic and oil-based sauce)

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Ingredients

Mojo verde
• 1 green pepper
• 3 tbsp water
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 1 cup olive oil
• ½ bundle coriander
• ½ tsp cumin
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled
• salt
Mojo picón
• 1 cup olive oil, plus some olive to fry the bread
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• ⅓ cup water
• ½-1 dried pepper (Spanish ñora or a dried red chile)
• ½ tsp cumin
• 1 tbsp hot pimentón (hot paprika)
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled
• salt
• 3 slices of white bread
papas arrugadas
• 2 lb small Canary black potatoes, unpeeledcanary papas arrugadas
• 250 ml/8 fl oz water
• 100 g/3 oz salt

Instructions

1. Mojo verde
2. Chop the green pepper and the coriander.
3. Peel the garlic and chop it into small pieces too.
4. In a mortar, crush the peeled garlic, cumin, green pepper, coriander and salt.
5. When you have a smooth mixture, add in the oil, vinegar and water. and stir well.
6. ---MOJO PICON---
7. Soak the dried pepper in water for half an hour.
8. Then, chop it.
9. Peel the garlic and chop it into small pieces.
10. In a mortar, crush the soaked pepper, cumin, garlic, fried bread and salt.
11. Add hot paprika and oil.
12. Stir in the vinegar and a little water until you get a smooth mixture.
13. Fry the bread in olive oil and let it drain on paper towels.
14. Once it is almost cold, break up the fried slices in small pieces.
15. ------PAPAS ARRUGADAS----
16. Wash the potatoes thoroughly.
17. Put them, unpeeled, in a pan.
18. Add water, without covering the potatoes, and salt.
19. Bring to a boil over a high heat.
20. Then lower, covered first with a cloth and then with the lid.
21. Cook until the water has evaporated, shaking the pan so that the potatoes become wrinkled.