Jeff’s Mojo

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Preparation info
  • Makes about

    1½ cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      5 min

Appears in
Smoking Meat: The Essential Guide to Real Barbecue

By Jeff Phillips

Published 2012

  • About

I had heard about the famous Cuban mojo used on meats to bring out those special flavors, but I had never experienced it for myself until I decided to try my hand at making it. I knew that most mojo recipes are unique in many ways, but are also built around a common base of ingredients, so after a lot of tasting and adjusting, this is what I came up with. The first thing I used it on was quail, and it was superb. I later used it on some beef ribs, with equally fantastic results—I had finall