Ajilimójili facts for kids
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Chicken with ajilimójili, rice, and salsa
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| Place of origin | Puerto Rico |
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| Main ingredients | olive oil, garlic, cilantro or culantro, hot peppers, pepper, vinegar or citrus |
Ajilimójili is a tasty sauce from Puerto Rico. It can be hot and spicy, or sometimes a mix of hot and sweet. People often pour it over grilled seafood, vegetables, and especially grilled meats. It's also great with traditional Puerto Rican dishes like pasteles and boiled root vegetables.
What is Ajilimójili?
Ajilimójili is a special sauce made from several fresh ingredients. The main ingredients include olive oil, garlic, and cilantro (a herb). It also has chilies for heat, green bell pepper, cumin, and oregano. To give it a tangy flavor, vinegar and citrus juices like lemon, lime, or sour orange are added.
All these ingredients are either chopped finely or blended together. Then, they are gently cooked (simmered) and cooled down before serving.
Sweet Ajilimójili
There is also a sweet version of ajilimójili. This kind adds different ingredients to the mix. It might include sweet red peppers, a type of mild chili called ajicitos, honey, tomato sauce, and butter. This makes the sauce less spicy and a bit sweeter.
Ajilimójili is a very important part of Puerto Rican cooking. It adds a lot of flavor to many traditional meals.
See also
In Spanish: Ajilimojili para niños
