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Cuban Pork Mojo Meatballs with Citrus Mojo Sauce
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Cuban Pork Mojo Meatballs with Citrus Mojo Sauce Recipe

Ready in 20 minutes, these tasty Pork Mojo Meatballs are a great weeknight dinner recipe, served with a fresh Citrus Mojo Sauce and rice!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dinner
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • Large rimmed baking sheet
  • parchment paper sheets
  • Food processor or blender

Ingredients

Mojo Meatballs

  • 1 lb ground pork
  • ½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup (packed) cilantro (tender stems and leaves) finely chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
  • 2 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 jalapeno or serrano pepper, finely minced (seeds and stems removed)
  • 2 teaspoon granulated sugar

Mojo Sauce

  • 2 cups (packed) cilantro (tender stems and leaves)
  • ½ cup flat leaf parsley
  • 6 cloves garlic, peeled
  • the zest of ½ an orange
  • ¼ cup fresh squeezed orange juice (about 1 naval orange)
  • the zest of 1 lime
  • 2 tablespoon fresh squeezed lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 jalapeno or serrano pepper, finely minced (seeds and stems removed)
  • 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees f.
    2. Mix together meatball ingredients with your hands until just combined.
    3. Form into 2” balls with your hands or a cookie or ice cream scoop, and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet.
    4. Bake for 13-15 minutes on top rack of oven.
    5. While the meatballs bake, add Mojo sauce ingredients to the bowl of a food processor (or a blender), and pulse until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl for serving.
    Once baked, serve meatballs with Mojo sauce and white rice.
    Some great additions:
    Air Fryer Sweet Plantains
    Cuba Style Black Beans