Sour orange (naranja agria), 1 gallon jug. $9, local pickup.
Sour orange (naranja agria), 1 gallon jug. $9, local pickup.
Sour orange — naranja agria — by the gallon. Sharper and more bitter than regular orange juice and nothing like lemon, it is the acid that Cuban cooking is built on and the base of every mojo worth making.
Use it straight as a marinade with garlic and salt, cut it into a mojo, squeeze it over roast pork or yuca at the table, or use it to brighten black beans. A gallon covers a whole pig with plenty left for the kitchen.