El Yucateco Paste Achiote, 3.5 oz

Perfect for Al Pastor Tacos!

This paste is wonderful in so many different foods. I combine it with lemon and rub it on a roast chicken or baked cut up chicken or on a thanksgiving turkey. I combine it with chipotle peppers with some adobo sauce and spread it on thinly sliced pork for a few hours then grill it for tacos al pastor along with grilled thinly sliced red onions and sliced grilled pineapple. I use it as part of the seasonings for the chicken that goes in tamales. I use it for about a dozen other recipes. This stuff is amazing and brings life to so many dishes. This spice blend originates in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico (according to my Mom) and is widely used in Mexican cooking. It was originally a Mayan condiment but has spread in use. It consists of Annatto seed along with a number of other spices. It is commonly also called Recado Rojo. Once opened, I store the leftover paste in the refrigerator for best results. That keeps it tasting fresh and helps keep it from drying out.

A lot cheaper than buying I chote oil with the same results if not better

It was a lot smaller than expected

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I wanted to make some achiote adobo marinade so that I could make some pork al pastor. I couldn't find this product locally, but fortunately, I could get it in two days on Amazon. It is absolutely necessary. The marinade worked beautifully and everyone loved the food. Protip: this takes longer than I thought to thoroughly blend, so checked to see that it is thoroughly blended into your marinade.

Great product. Excellent service

Used red ricardo for years and although this had the flavor I expected it was a bit dried out and hard to work with. It is great on grouper or snapper mixed with a little mayo, lime juice, garlic and butter. Just spread mixture and bake the fish wrapped in foil. Yum!