MexGrocer El Yucateco Achiote Paste (100g)

Delicious base for my conchinita pibil recipe

Great taste used it for a quick marinate for burritos

Good value for money brings back memories of home taste amazing I made stew beef with hot Caribbean Jonny cakes 😋 if you're into taste of central America and Mexico this will get your taste buds going.I will definitely send for more thank again you don't disappoint

This is literally the BEST ingredient if you want delicious pulled pork. Mix this block in a blender with orange juice, pepper, salt, oregano, mixed spice, and cumin. Then spread the marinade all over a 2-3kg joint of pork shoulder, leave overnight then cook in the oven on 160 for 3-4 hours. The result is delicious pull apart pork with a 'next level' flavour!!

Living in the UK it can be difficult to get anything close to the ingredients for Mexican food, so this is a really nice substitute for fresh achiote peppers. I use about a teaspoon to substitute for 2 peppers and while it's not a perfect substitute, it's the closest I've found.

Save yourself time by buying the achiote paste instead of annatto seeds. They are as hard as a brick and a pain to prepare. This makes preparation of cocinita pibil a walk in the park. Great flavour and colour, this is the real deal. Very much recommended.

I bought this to make Pibil marinade for chicken wings. It worked well and guests agreed the flavour was amazing.

If you are familiar with Rick Bayless, Obama's favourite Mexican chef, this is the paste pictured in Rick's cookery books.