Baked Patacones With Mojo Sauce Recipes

BAKED PATACONES WITH MOJO SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Prep oven + cut plantains: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Slice plantains into 1 inch (2.5 cm) sections. Place in a bowl and toss with oil, salt, and pepper.
• Smash + bake plantains: Using a smooth-bottomed bowl or glass, smash each plantain (see photo above for example). Place smashed plantains on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes, then flip and bake about 5 minutes more (don't burn!).
• Make plantains crispier: If you'd like the patacones to be a bit crispier, heat a small amount of oil in a frying pan and heat them until they start to harden, about 3 minutes each side. Serve immediately with mojo sauce.
• Chop sauce ingredients: Place chopped garlic, cilantro, chopped green onions, and 1-2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a food processor and pulse until chopped but not blended.
• Add oil + spices: Add the rest of the olive oil, salt, black pepper, red pepper, cumin, oregano, lime juice, and lime zest. Pulse until integrated, but not smooth (about 5-6 pulses).

BAKED HAM WITH MOJO SAUCE

Steps:

• Mojo sauce:.
• In a medium bowl combine garlic onion cumin salt and pepper.
• heat olive oil in a medium sauce pan over low heat.
• Add onion mixture and stir till softened about 10 minutes.
• Add orange juice, lime juice and vinegar and cook for 5 minutes to let flavors blend cool to room temp and remove 2 cups for the ham.
• Papaya salsa:.
• Peel and seed papaya and cut into 1/4 inch cubes.
• Place in a medium sized bowl and gently fold in tomatoes, jalapeno, red onion, cilantro, and lime zest.
• Toss in lime juice refrigerate for no more than 4 hours.
• Ham:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place ham in a shallow roasting pan and score a diamond pattern into it insert cloves into points of the diamonds.
• Brush ham with mustard and sprinkle with brown sugar.
• Pour 1 cup of mojo sauce over ham.
• Bake on center rack for 2 hours or until 140°F on a thermometer (about 15-18 minutes per pound) basting every 20-30 minutes alternating with white wine and other cup of mojo sauce.
• Let stand for 15 minutes and serve with remaining mojo and papaya salsa.