Ajilimójili

Ajilimójili

Chicken with ajilimójili, rice, and salsa
Place of origin	Puerto Rico
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 or butter, garlic, cilantro, chilies, bell pepper, cumin, Cuban oregano, vinegar, sour orange chopped or blended, simmered and cooled to serve. A variant, sweet ajilimójili, adds honey and tomato sauce.

The sauce is one of the essential elements of Puerto Rican cooking.

See also

• Puerto Rican cuisine
• Salsa (sauce)
• Mojo (sauce)

External links

• Sweet Ajilimójili recipe in The New York Times
• Ajilimójili recipe at epicurious.com