Mexican Rub

Mexican Rub is a simple way to transform fish, chicken, pork and other meats.

Prep time: 5 mins

Makes: ½ cup

Ingredients

• 3 red chillies (or more or less to taste)
• 4 cloves coarsely chopped garlic
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tbsp fresh
• 2 tsp dried oregano leaves
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Method

1. Finely chop chillies and pound to a paste in a mortar and pestle with garlic, cumin, oregano and salt.
2. Mix in pepper, the lemon juice and olive oil.
3. Alternatively, whizz all ingredients together in a food processor.
4. Mexican Rub keeps for weeks in a jar in the fridge.