Name: Achiote Paste Marinade
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 6 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican Carribean
Ingredients: SPICES (GRIND TOGETHER):; 2 tablespoons annato seed; 1 teaspoon cumin seed; 1 1/2 teaspoons whole black pepper corns; 3 allspice; 1/4 teaspoon cloves; CHILES (TOAST, MINCE, GRIND):; 1 ancho chile; 1 new mexico (or guajillo) chile; OTHER SPICES:; 2 teaspooons salt; 3 cloves garlic minced or grated; LIQUIDS:; 1/4 cup orange juice; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 5 tablespoons lemon juice; splash tequila or some other alcohol optional

by Bigovengeekess

Used as a marinade--Puerco Pibil (slow roasted pork) in particular--in the Yucatan, a Mexican state near the Caribbean; it has both Mexican and Caribbean influences.

(Adapted from Robert Rodriguez, the filmmaker.)

INGREDIENTS

SPICES (GRIND TOGETHER):
2 tablespoons annato seed
1 teaspoon cumin seed
1 1/2 teaspoons whole black pepper corns
3 allspice
1/4 teaspoon cloves
CHILES (TOAST, MINCE, GRIND):
1 ancho chile
1 new mexico (or guajillo) chile
OTHER SPICES:
2 teaspooons salt
3 cloves garlic ; minced or grated
LIQUIDS:
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup white vinegar
5 tablespoons lemon juice
splash tequila or some other alcohol ; optional

Servings

INSTRUCTIONS

Throw all of the ground, minced and liquid ingredients in a zip lock bag and gently shake it up (or use a bowl or other storage container if you like).

Marinade your pork (or chicken, etc.) in this bag for 4-6 hours--flipping every so often; (placing this bag on a tray is useful in keeping it flat and in case it leaks.) Then pour the contents of the bag, including the paste/marinade into a covered casserole dish (cast iron or not), and bake in the oven until tender on low heat--e.g. 2 hours at 325F degrees.

This dish is nice over some steamed rice.

You can purchase Annato Seed from your local Mexican or Asian market--Walmart or other grocery stores most likely will not have it and if they do it would be too expensive (e.g. McCormick brand). I get a big bag of annato seed at my local Asian market for 99 cents.

If you don't have any orange juice on hand you can use some lemon juice as a substitute (I keep bottles of lemon juice and lime juice in my fridge at all times for emergencies--$2 each at Walmart.)

NOTES

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Achiote Paste Marinade

SPICES (GRIND TOGETHER): 
2 tablespoons annato seed 
1 teaspoon cumin seed 
1 1/2 teaspoons whole black pepper corns 
3  allspice 
1/4 teaspoon cloves 
  CHILES (TOAST, MINCE, GRIND): 
1  ancho chile 
1  new mexico (or guajillo) chile 
  OTHER SPICES: 
2 teaspooons salt 
3 cloves garlic minced or grated
  LIQUIDS: 
1/4 cup orange juice 
1/4 cup white vinegar 
5 tablespoons lemon juice 
 splash tequila or some other alcohol optional

Throw all of the ground, minced and liquid ingredients in a zip lock bag and gently shake it up (or use a bowl or other storage container if you like).

Marinade your pork (or chicken, etc.) in this bag for 4-6 hours--flipping every so often; (placing this bag on a tray is useful in keeping it flat and in case it leaks.)  Then pour the contents of the bag, including the paste/marinade into a covered casserole dish (cast iron or not), and bake in the oven until tender on low heat--e.g. 2 hours at 325F degrees.

This dish is nice over some steamed rice.

You can purchase Annato Seed from your local Mexican or Asian market--Walmart or other grocery stores most likely will not have it and if they do it would be too expensive (e.g. McCormick brand).  I get a big bag of annato seed at my local Asian market for 99 cents.

If you don't have any orange juice on hand you can use some lemon juice as a substitute (I keep bottles of lemon juice and lime juice in my fridge at all times for emergencies--$2 each at Walmart.)

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (73g)
Recipe Makes: 4 Servings

Calories: 42
Calories from Fat: 6 (14%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 0.7g	1 %
	Saturated Fat 0.1g	1 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0.3g
Cholesterol 0mg		0 %
Sodium 6.2mg		0 %
Potassium 218.6mg		6 %
Total Carbohydrate 9.5g		3 %
	Dietary Fiber 1.8g	7 %
	Sugars, other 7.7g
Protein 1.2g		2 %
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Calories per serving: 42

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