Cinderhall Classic Sour Orange

Name: Cinderhall Classic Sour Orange
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (300 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 6 cloves raw, peeled and minced garlic Garlic; 1-2 Scotch bonnet chiles, stem and seeds discarded, minced Scotch Bonnet; 1/2 tsp kosher salt (2.5 ml) Salt; 2 tsp whole and freshly toasted cumin seeds (10 ml) Cumin; 1 cup pure olive oil (240 ml) Olive Oil; 1/3 cup sour orange juice (or 50/50 lime + orange juice) (80 ml) Orange Juice; 2 tsp Spanish sherry vinegar (10 ml) Sherry Vinegar; kosher salt and pepper to taste Pepper

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Norman Van Aken recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Norman Van Aken.

Classic Sour Orange from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Salt 3 mlCumin 10 mlOlive Oil 240 mlOrange Juice 80 mlSherry Vinegar 10 ml

Ingredients

Garlic — 6 cloves raw, peeled and minced garlic
Scotch Bonnet — 1-2 Scotch bonnet chiles, stem and seeds discarded, minced
Salt — 1/2 tsp kosher salt (2.5 ml)
Cumin — 2 tsp whole and freshly toasted cumin seeds (10 ml)
Olive Oil — 1 cup pure olive oil (240 ml)
Orange Juice — 1/3 cup sour orange juice (or 50/50 lime + orange juice) (80 ml)
Sherry Vinegar — 2 tsp Spanish sherry vinegar (10 ml)
Pepper — kosher salt and pepper to taste

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): Salt, Cumin, Olive Oil, Orange Juice, Sherry Vinegar.
Add finishing notes: Garlic, Scotch Bonnet, Salt, Pepper.
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

Norman Van Aken works in New World / Floribbean at Norman's; credentials include James Beard Best Chef: Southeast 1997 (Norman's).

Originally published as Classic Sour Orange Mojo.

Adapted from a Norman Van Aken recipe (Norman Van Aken / WLRN A Word on Food (first-party column)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Norman Van Aken / WLRN A Word on Food (first-party column) (published as “Classic Sour Orange Mojo”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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