Achiote Paste Recipe

Name: Achiote Paste Recipe
Ingredients: 1/2 cup annatto seeds (or 3 tablespoons annatto powder); 10 cloves garlic; 1 cup bitter (Seville) orange juice; 2 tablespoons coriander seeds; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon cumin seeds; 1 tablespoon black peppercorns; 6 allspice berries; 3 cloves

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup annatto seeds (or 3 tablespoons annatto powder)
10 cloves garlic
1 cup bitter (Seville) orange juice
2 tablespoons coriander seeds
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon cumin seeds
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
6 allspice berries
3 cloves

Directions

1

Crush seeds in a mortar, or use annatto powder.
2

Toast garlic on a griddle until charred, then peel.
3

Process the garlic and bitter (Seville) orange juice (or 1/2 cup each orange juice and lime juice) to a fine paste.
4

Using a mortar and pestle or spice grinder, grind coriander seed, kosher salt, cumin seed, black peppercorns, allspice berries, and cloves.
5

Stir the annatto and the spices into the garlic paste.
6

Transfer to a glass jar and store refrigerated up to 2 months.