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TasunkaWitko
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Posted: 13 July 2010 at 15:19 |
From Daisy Martinez:
Ok, here we go - following the steps outlined above for adobo mojado, here's how it's done. Here are the goods - as easy as it gets: The garlic cloves I used were very large, so I didn't quite use a dozen of them. Also, I didn't have any white wine vinegar on hand, but no matter - red wine vinegar is just fine; nearly any acid used in cooking would do. I have often used various citrus juice combinations similar to naranja agria ("bitter orange" juice (from Seville oranges) with good success. One way to prepare adobo mojado is in a food processor, which I did for my first attempt. After crushing and peeling the garlic cloves, I placed them in the food processr with (clockwise from top) oregano, kosher salt and pepper: Next, I added the olive oil and the red wine vinegar: I actually added a teaspoon or so extra of olive oil, since the bottle was nearly empty - but that's no problem. I pulsed the food processor a few times: Not quite done enough for my preference, so I pulsed it some more, using longer pulses: That's just about right! It can be pulverized even more, if one wishes, but this is what I wanted, so this is what I got. How easy is that? The food processor works just fine for making this, and you will not regret using it. It's what I used for a very long time with absolutely no complaints. But if you want to take the experience and the results up a notch, another way to prepare adobo mojado, which is superiour in my opinion, is to use a mortar and pestle. I purchased one recently from www.latienda.com:
I must say, after making my adobo this way, that it will be the only way I make it in the future; either way works, but this really gets you down into the experience, in my opinion.
Here we are, mashing the garlic and salt into a wonderful paste:
And here, we see the whole peppercorns crushed into the garlic and salt:
Next, the oregano was worked into the mix:
And finally, here we have the finished adobo, with the olive oil and acid (in this case, naranga agria) added in:
The result, in my opinion, is a much better paste that really allows a person to work all of the flavours of the adobo into whatever you're using it with.
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TasunkaWitko
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We made this again last weekend, using a technique that is slightly modified compared to the pictures above, and the results were nothing short of spectacular.
For the most part, we followed the directions exactly, including pulverising the garlic first before adding other ingredients to the adobo mojado (either method can be used, but this method resulted in a smoother, less-chunky adobo mojado); one important difference is that, rather than wine vinegar, we chose instead to use citrus juice as an acid, squeezing a fresh orange and grapefruit (as a substitute for naranja agria), for a very good combination that is highly recommended.
My friends, if you have not yet tried this, then you really must. It is truly wonderful!
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Margi Cintrano
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Tas, Buenas Días, In Spain, Pimenton de La Vera dulce smoked paprika and a few drizzles or drops of Evoo are employed as well as cumin and other Moroccan & Provencal dry spices. Also yum yum. TU for posting, your informative Pictorial. Margi.
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TasunkaWitko
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Please see edits above - i incorporated instructions for making this with a mortar and pestle, which I believe is a better way, even though it works just fine with a food processor.
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