Ajilimójili

Chili sauce from Puerto Rico

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

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.

Description

Ajilimójili is a combination of olive oil or butter, garlic, cilantro, chilies, bell pepper, cumin, Cuban oregano, vinegar, sour orange chopped or blended, simmered and cooled to serve.^[1] A variant, sweet ajilimójili, adds honey and tomato sauce.

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