Achiote Paste Recipe

• 1/2 cup annatto seeds (or 3 tablespoons annatto powder)
• 10 cloves garlic
• 1 cup bitter (Seville) orange juice
• 2 tablespoons coriander seeds
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 6 allspice berries
• 3 cloves

1. Crush seeds in a mortar, or use annatto powder.
2. Toast garlic on a griddle until charred, then peel.
3. Process the garlic and bitter (Seville) orange juice (or 1/2 cup each orange juice and lime juice) to a fine paste.
4. Using a mortar and pestle or spice grinder, grind coriander seed, kosher salt, cumin seed, black peppercorns, allspice berries, and cloves.
5. Stir the annatto and the spices into the garlic paste.
6. Transfer to a glass jar and store refrigerated up to 2 months.

annatto seeds, garlic, bitter, coriander seeds, kosher salt, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, berries, cloves

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/achiote-paste-10554 (may not work)