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Mario Castrellón Sauce Recipes
Independent adaptations of Mario Castrellón's publicly published recipes. Not created by, affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Mario Castrellón.
Mario Castrellón. Panamanian / neo-bistro.
By the numbers
4
recipes
50%
pour-and-shake ready
0.7:1 fat to acid
field median 2.7:1
7.8
ingredients per recipe, field average 6.8
Rice vinegar is Mario's acid of choice, showing up in 2 of 4 recipes.
Compared with the whole catalog, Mario reaches more often for kosher salt (75% vs 0%), parsley (50% vs 11%), and aji trompito (50% vs 0%).
Recipes
ChimichurriOn the jar: CHIMICHURRICastrellón's red chimichurri for grilled corvina.
Relish Ají TrompitoOn the jar: RELISH AJCastrellón's chile relish to go with grilled fish.Salsa MojoOn the jar: SALSACastrellón's yuca-water mojo for grilled corvina.Salsa Chilli BoOn the jar: SALSACastrellón's chilli bo sauce for wontons.

Awards
- Latin America's 50 Best #18 (2025, Maito)
Citations
- Chimichurri · adapted from Mario Castrellón / 7 Caníbales (corvina con mojo)
- Relish Ají Trompito · adapted from Mario Castrellón / 7 Caníbales (corvina con mojo)
- Salsa Mojo · adapted from Mario Castrellón / 7 Caníbales (corvina con mojo)
- Salsa Chilli Bo · adapted from Mario Castrellón / 7 Caníbales (chilli bo wonton, Maito)
Every recipe lists its source and original title in the Provenance section of the recipe page.