What Are Achiote seeds and How Can I Use Them?
If achiote seeds have turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use them with confidence and how to choose them, cook them, store them, what to substitute, and 3 recipes to try them in.
- In Chinese:
- 胭脂种子
- British (UK) term:
- Achiote seeds
- en français:
- graines de achiote
- en español:
- semillas de achiote
Recipes using achiote seeds
There are 3 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Grilled Chicken Adobo
Grilled chicken adobo marinated in Yucatecan achiote paste, orange juice, cinnamon, and basil. Stains the chicken deep red-orange and delivers smoky, citrusy flavor straight from the Mexican Caribbean coast.
Cochinita Pibil
Authentic Yucatán cochinita pibil with achiote-marinated pork, banana leaf wrap and habanero orange salsa. Traditional Mayan pit-style slow-roasted pork for tacos.
