El Yucateco Achiote Red Paste

by El Yucateco

Product Features

• Is a Yucatan-style sauce from ground annatto seeds, spices and tomatoes.
• Is precisely made with annatto seeds of excellent quality, used to give color, and of course as an excellent seasoning
• It is traditionally used as seasoning in the famous Yucatecan and Central American dishes

Product Description

Size: 3.5 oz

Achiote is a Yucatan-style sauce from ground annatto seeds, spices and tomatoes. Delicious achiote. ACHIOTE OR CONDIMENTED ANNATTO The condiment Annatto or Achiote El Yucateco, is precisely made with annatto seeds of excellent quality, used to give color, and of course as an excellent seasoning, grown in the humid tropical weather of the Yucatan Peninsula in the southeast of Mexico. It is traditionally used as seasoning in the famous Yucatecan and Central American dishes, mainly those influenced by the MAYAN CULTURE. It is ideal to marinate or to prepare grilled or roasted beef, chicken and the most famous Cochinita Pibil. El Yucateco Annatto or Achiote has two displays of these excellent products: the traditional paste and the newness liquid. No coloring added. HOW TO USE ACHIOTE It's really easy to prepare! You can dilute 1 OZ of paste with ½ of cup of vinegar or 50 ml of liquid annatto. Ready to use! You can marinate and seasoning 1kg of beef, pork, chicken or fish.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0000GHNV8
• UPC: 022343160036
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,279 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best paste for that Mexican flavor, February 18, 2008

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M. Pritchard - See all my reviews
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This review is from: El Yucateco Achiote Red Paste, 3.5 oz. (Misc.)

When I went to Cancun for vacation the flavor of the meats and poultry had this distinct flavor that I truly enjoyed. When I came home I researched to find the flavor so I could make it at home. This is it and it gives great flavor to Steak and chicken. You don't need the entire package to marinade your food. I add lemon juice, salt and olive oil - Mix and maybe half or a quarter of the spice...and your food will have an authentic Yucatan flavor. Mild and not overbearing !!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Flavorful, but difficult to store and use, July 16, 2009

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Smart Shopper (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Yucateco Achiote Red Paste (Misc.)

I had been using this product to make homemade Nicaraguan chorizo. This product is indeed flavorable and authentic. However, I found that it dries out and hardens before I have the chance to use all of it, even if kept in the plastic bag it's packaged in and then sealed inside a Tupperware container. For this reason, I now order annatto (achiote) powder instead, and add additional flavorings to it, according to a recipe in one of my Nicaraguan cookbooks. I figure I can't get more authentic than to use a cookbook that was published in Nicaragua (not here in the States) and use the exact ingredients the recipe calls for. I can also control the ingredients to avoid unnecessary preservatives and such.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars perfect for porc taco!, February 27, 2010

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Sonja Jamison (Falls Church, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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I love this spice mix for my pork tacos: line a crockpot with banana leaves, pop in a pork shoulder (skin removed), pour over 100g Yucateco anchiote mixed with 1/2 cup lime juice and a sliced onion. Cook on high for 6 hours, turn to low til ready to use. Pull meat off into corn tortillas with a bit of the sauce (which can be thickened with yucca) and pickled cabbage-- YUM! I reuse old jars (jam, pickle, mayonnaise)to store the unused spice.

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