Sour Orange Mojo

A lovely, Caribbean-inspired marinade. From Epicurious TV.

• Ready In: 18 mins
• Yields: 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

• 6  garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 1  scotch bonnet pepper, stemmed, seeded, and minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2  teaspoons whole cumin seeds, freshly toasted
• 1  cup  pure olive oil
• 1⁄3 cup  sour orange juice (you can substitute 1/3 cup combined orange and lime juices)
• 2  teaspoons  spanish sherry wine vinegar
•  freshly toasted and ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

1. In a mortar mash the raw garlic, Scotch bonnet, salt, and cumin until fairly smooth. Scrape this into a bowl and set aside.
2. In a saucepan over medium heat, warm the oil until just hot and pour it over the garlic-chili mix, stirring the ingredients. Remove the pan from the heat and let it stand for 10 minutes.
3. Whisk in the sour orange juice and the vinegar. Season with pepper. Refrigerated, this will keep up to 3 months.