Ajilimójili
 Chicken with ajilimójili, rice, and salsa | |
| Place of origin | Puerto Rico |
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| Main ingredients | olive oil, garlic, cilantro or culantro, hot peppers, pepper, vinegar or citrus |
Ajilimójili is a hot or hot and sweet chili sauce from Puerto Rico, traditionally served over grilled seafood, vegetables, pasteles, boiled tuber vegetables and especially grilled meats.
Description[]
Ajilimójili is a combination of olive oil, garlic, cilantro, chilies, green bell pepper, cumin, oregano, vinegar, citrus (lemon, lime or sour orange) chopped or blended, simmered and cooled to serve.[1] A variant, sweet ajilimójili, adds ingredients such as sweet red peppers, ajicitos, honey, tomato sauce and butter.
The sauce is one of the essential elements of Puerto Rican cooking.
See also[]
- Puerto Rican cuisine
- Salsa (sauce)
- Mojo (sauce)
References[]
- ^ Burke, Virginia (2005). Eat Caribbean. Simon & Schuster UK Ltd. p. 106. ISBN 0-7432-5948-3. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
External links[]
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