Miststreet Slow-Roasted Garlic Mojo

Name: Miststreet Slow-Roasted Garlic Mojo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 3 cups (720 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 4 large heads garlic or 10 oz (~1¾ cups) peeled cloves (280 g) Garlic; 2 or 3 cups fruity olive oil (register 2 cups) (480 ml) Olive Oil; 1 tsp salt (5 ml) Salt; ½ cup fresh lime juice (120 ml) Lime Juice

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Rick Bayless recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Rick Bayless.

From a starred kitchen & national award winner.

Ratio

Olive Oil 480 mlSalt 5 mlLime Juice 120 ml

Ingredients

Garlic — 4 large heads garlic or 10 oz (~1¾ cups) peeled cloves (280 g)
Olive Oil — 2 or 3 cups fruity olive oil (register 2 cups) (480 ml)
Salt — 1 tsp salt (5 ml)
Lime Juice — ½ cup fresh lime juice (120 ml)

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

Companion jar

Miststreet Slow-Roasted Garlic Mojo wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

The jar carries pour-and-shake sauces. These are its closest cousins from kitchens like this one:

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Provenance

Mexican–Mexican-American chef of Frontera Grill and Michelin-starred Topolobampo in Chicago; James Beard Outstanding Chef and Best Chef: Midwest. Regional Mexican research over four decades.

Originally published as Slow-Roasted Garlic Mojo.

Adapted from a Rick Bayless recipe (Rick Bayless / Mexico—One Plate at a Time S7).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

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 Rick Bayless / Mexico—One Plate at a Time S7 (published as “Slow-Roasted Garlic Mojo”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Companion jar