Achiote Paste recipe

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Ingredients

5 tablespoons achiote (annatto) seeds
2 teaspoons cumin seeds
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
8 whole allspice berries
½ teaspoon whole cloves
3 habanero peppers, seeded
½ cup orange juice
½ cup white vinegar
8 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons salt
5 lemons, juiced
1 teaspoon premium tequila

Nutrition Info

46.1 calories
carbohydrate: 13.6 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.6 g
fiber: 5.1 g
protein: 1.8 g
saturatedFat: 0.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1749.5 mg
sugar: 1.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. With a spice grinder, grind the annatto seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns, allspice berries, and cloves to a fine powder.

  2. In a blender or food processor, mix the ground spices, habanero peppers, orange juice, vinegar, garlic, and salt. Blend until smooth. Mix in the lemon juice and tequila.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

This is the recipe for the paste used to make Puerco Pibil...you know, so you don't have to go buy the weak stuff.

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