Customer Reviews

El Yucateco Achiote Red Paste, 3.5 oz.

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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 !!

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.

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.

I recently purchased Rick Bayless' Everyday Mexican and he suggested this as a pantry staple... We made King Mackeral with this as an marinade ingredient... It has a nice savory-smoky taste, not spicy... Definitely a staple in my pantry from now on!

This is a great product. I made it with a recipe from Rick Bayless Mexico One Plate at a Time cooking show. "Achiote Seared Shrimp"

Haven't tried this yet but was very happy to have been able to get this on line as it was not readily available where we are located,thank you Kris K

This product is great for making shredded chicken tacos. The price at Amazon was better than at local grocery stores. I keep a block of this in a ziploc in my spice cabinet. Great stuff!