Achiote paste recipes

Achiote, or annatto, is a natural red food coloring used in Latin cuisine. I’ll explain how to make achiote oil and paste easily at home!

Pollo Pibil is a deeply flavorful dish from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. With complex flavors of achiote paste (made from ground annatto seeds), sour orange juice, and spices, this chicken is infused with flavor and rich orange color (from the achiote paste).

Can't get your hands on achiote paste in time for dinner tonight? No worries! We've got you covered with these 10 achiote paste substitutes!

This easy achiote chicken recipe is full of flavor. Also called Pollo Pibil, this tender chicken thighs recipe is Mexican food at its best!

This beautiful, Marinated Achiote Chicken Recipe, also called Pollo Pibil, is juicy, succulent, and full of rich, deep Mexican flavors. #achiote #peppers #chicken #chickendinner #Mexicanfood #Guajillo #Guajillopeppers #avocados

This Chipotle Copycat Pollo Asado Marinade tastes almost identical to the original and ready in under thirty minutes. With a homemade achiote paste and additional spices, this marinade oozes with irresistible flavor!

The achiote paste or recado rojo, is one of the main seasonings of the Yucatecan cuisine. Although it is mainly known for its use as the base of a marinade in the Pibil style dishes, it is used in many other ways.

Adapted from Tacos: Recipes and Provocations by Alex Stupak and Jordana Rothman

Want to make cochinita pibil or another recipe but don't have or can't find achiote paste? This easy homemade achiote paste recipe is the perfect substitute. Cuisine: Mexican Prep Time: 2 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Total Time: 2 minutes Servings: Makes about 1 tablespoon Ingredients 2...

Ever found yourself out of achiote paste mid-recipe? If so, you'll be in need of an achiote paste substitute, and we have some spice combinations here to help.