Mojo - the Soul of Mexican Smoked Chicken

I recently visited Chris, a good friend in Houston who has moved into a neighborhood in the Heights graced by a Mexican grocery called La Michoacana. La Michoacana has a wonderful produce department.

I found some chicken there that would go well with Mojo.


What's Mojo? It's a marinade commonly used with chicken and meat, veggies and poultry before cooking on a bar-b-que. The ingredients include lemon juice, black pepper, garlic, oregano, cumin, orange juice, onion and salt. Mojo acts as a pungent seasoning that also tenderizes because of the citrus.