Ajilimójili is a hot or hot and sweet chili sauce from Puerto Rico, traditionally served over grilled seafood, vegetables, pasteles, boiled tuber vegetables and especially grilled meats.

Ajilimójili

Chicken with ajilimójili, rice, and salsa
Place of origin	Puerto Rico
Main ingredients	olive oil, garlic, cilantro or culantro, hot peppers, pepper, vinegar or citrus
Cookbook: Ajilimójili

Description

Ajilimójili is a combination of olive oil, garlic, cilantro, chilies, green bell pepper, cumin, oregano, vinegar, citrus (lemon, lime or sour orange) chopped or blended, simmered and cooled to serve.[1] A variant, sweet ajilimójili, adds ingredients such as sweet red peppers, ajicitos, honey, tomato sauce and butter.

The sauce is one of the essential elements of Puerto Rican cooking.

See also

• Puerto Rican cuisine
• Salsa (sauce)
• Mojo (sauce)

References

External links

• Sweet Ajilimójili recipe in The New York Times
• Ajilimójili recipe at epicurious.com

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