
Meat
Cerdo en mojo
Pork marinated in a garlic, lemon and cumin sauce, then pan-fried until tender and fragrant. Mojo, a sauce of Spanish origin, gives the meat a tangy, very aromatic flavour.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Mojo
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
352 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 34.2 g
- Carbohydrates
- 4.4 g
- of which sugars
- 1.6 g
- Fat
- 20.7 g
- of which saturated fat
- 5.4 g
- Fiber
- 1.1 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Cut the pork into 1 cm thick slices and season them with salt and pepper.
- Crush the garlic with the cumin, oregano and a spoonful of oil, then add the lemon juice to make the mojo.
- Mix the mojo with the meat and let it marinate for 30 minutes in the fridge.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat and sear the pork slices for 3 minutes per side.
- Add the sliced onion and let it caramelise for 5 minutes with the meat.
- Pour the rest of the marinade into the pan, let it reduce for 2 minutes, sprinkle with coriander and serve.
Variations and tips
Chicken version. Replace the pork with chicken fillets, reducing the cooking time to 4 minutes per side.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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