Achiote Adobo Marinade
Adobo de Achiote
Recipe Yield
2 cups
Cooking time
20 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2 guajillo chiles
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped white onion
- 2 tablespoons achiote paste
- 1 cup bitter orange juice (or substitute with 1/3 cup orange juice, 1/3 cup lime juice and 1/3 cup white distilled vinegar)
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground true or ceylon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt or to taste
To Prepare
- Stem and seed the guajillo chiles. Toast them on a pre-heated comal or skillet, set over medium heat, for about 1 to 2 minutes per side until they are toasted, but not burnt. Place the chiles in a saucepan, add enough water to cover them, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer for 12 to 15 minutes until the chiles are plumped up and rehydrated.
- In a blender, place the chiles along with 1/2 cup of their cooking liquid and the rest of the ingredients. Puree until smooth. Use as a marinade.
Comments
26comments inAchiote Adobo Marinade
Tina
Jun 04
I caught this episode on PBS and I went to the super mercado last night and found the guiajillo chiles, achiote paste, and bitter orange juice. I have my meat marinating right now, it smells amazing!!! Thanks for the easy recipe, Pati! Love your show.
Pati Jinich
Jun 13
Oh yummy! My pleasure Tina, enjoy 🙂
Alva Míreles
Mar 23
Hola Patty. I recently saw this episode but I don’t see where you add the guajillo sauce to the achiote marinade. So I’m confused do you add both together then blend?
Gracias, Alva
Pati Jinich
Mar 25
Hola Alva, here is the full recipe for you, sorry it was not very clear in the show, but this one will give you the step by step, enjoy! http://patijinich.com/achiote-adobo-marinade-2/
Lisa J
Jun 29
How long can you keep the unused marinade in the fridge?
Pati Jinich
Jun 30
For about a week up to 10 days Lisa, enjoy!
Julie Kerr
Dec 17
Hello Pati,
I love your recipe’s. Can you please tell me what Achiote paste is. Thank you.
Pati
Dec 18
It’s a delicious seasoning made with all sorts of herbs and seeds…here’s some more information http://patijinich.com/pati_2020/achiote_paste/
DianaQ
Oct 12
Muy buenos! Lo unico que hice diferente, fue que después de rebanar la carne, la dore en un poco de aceite con algo de la marinada reservada.
Terry
Aug 21
Pati, You are the best, thank you so much for taking time to answer my message. I can’t wait to get my order/ingredients and try them. I am equally excited to try your chicken recipe, it looks and sounds incredibly yummy. I have your website bookmarked and I should be getting your cookbook any day and have already reordered the one coming out next year 🙂 can’t wait. Keep up the good work and keep the yummy recipes coming.
A very happy camper,
Terry
Jessie
Aug 16
My husband and I saw this episode the other day and I decided to give it a try. I made them yesterday for my dad’s birthday and everyone loooooved them ☺ Great recipe, thanks Pati!
Pati
Aug 21
Thank you for making them!!
terry
Aug 04
Hi Patti,
We love watching your show, especially the stories and information on ingredients and substitutions and all the wonderful recipes, (there are still so many we want to try).
We are in a rural area, so I order my Mexican ingredients from Mexgrocer, I was looking for the achiote paste, but there were a lot of choices and I was wondering if you have a favorite brand or brands that you can recommend.
We are waiting for the cooler weather to make more pozole, yum.
Now I am off to search your chicken recipes to see if I can find one similar to some we had that was slightly sweet with a hint of lime, cinnamon with tomatoes, sweet onion and green peppers.
Thank you.
Terry
Pati
Aug 21
Hola Terry, Thank you so much for your message and for watching my show. Any of the achiote pastes on MexGrocer will be good! Also maybe you’ll want to try this chicken recipe: http://patijinich.com/pati_2020/2011/04/chicken_in_a_tomatillo_chipotle_and_brown_sugar_sauce/
Saeli Rivera
Aug 01
Hola pati no soy mexicana pero me encanta toda la comida mexicana sobre todo todas tus recetas. Hoy me he visto todos los platos de comida que has hecho en especial los tacos al pastor, los tamales y los churros se ven delicioso mañana tratare de hacer la carne para los tacos al pastor igual como esta en la receta espero que me queden bien ricos. No me pierdo tu programa y tienes unos hermosos hijos dios los bendiga y a ti también.
Pati
Aug 02
Saeli, mil gracias por mandarme este mensaje tan lindo. Que bueno que te guste mi programa y las recetas que presento, ojalá que cocines muchas!
Janice
Jul 29
Hi Pati. We made the tacos al pastor and the carnitas last weekend. They were a big hit! I have been making your pickled jalapenos too. Next project is to try the chipotles in adobo with some of the jalapenos from our garden. Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipes! I have always been intimidated to cook Mexican dishes at home but you make it so accessible. So far everything has been delicious and I can’t wait to make more. Janice
Pati
Jul 30
So happy you are liking what you are trying: I hope you try many more, Janice!
DianaQ
Jul 11
Ooooooo! Voy a tener que hacer estos! En Tamaulipas les llamamos tacos de trompo, son mis favoritos.
Muchas gracias por la receta!
Lacey
Jun 23
Hola Pati!! Thank you so much for this delicious al pastor recipe! Everyone in our house loved it!!
Pati
Jun 24
YAY!!! Hope you try more recipes and hope you all like them!
Lacey
Jun 25
I tried the bricklayer tacos yesterday… Wow! So so yummy! I can’t wait to try more! I’m thrilled I can cook authentic foods for my husband and family with your help! Keep up the fantastic work!
Dale
May 08
Hi Pati
I want to make your Al Pastor tacos. I have found everything I need but I can only find the achiote in a powder form and a package of what looks like little seeds not the paste. Can I use either one of those if so how can I substitute.
My wife and I love watching your show. Will you be making floutis any time soon? I think I miss spelled that but I think you know what I mean
Pati
May 10
Hi Dale!
I really recommend you get the Achiote Paste, it comes in a bar shaped form and you can find it online, if it comes from the Yucatan, even better. It looks like this http://patijinich.com/pati_2020/2009/12/achiote_paste/
Yes! Flautas, will do!
Cole B.
May 06
Hi, Pati!
I made your Al Pastor recipe for our Cinco de Mayo celebration and they were delicious. I made my own achiote paste and need to adjust accordingly next time, but they were so flavorful and amazing. My question is in reference to an achiote quandary. In searching our local Mexican market for the achiote paste cubes, I could not find one brand that did not contain Red 40. Do you know of a good brand? I am not averse to making my own, I was just thinking that the flavor would be different than my homemade paste and I want to compare the two. Thanks in advance, Pati! I absolutely love your show. 🙂
Pati
May 06
Hola Cole, Thank you for making my tacos al pastor! I’ve seen some achiote pastes without dyes online; maybe run quick search? Though your homemade sounds delicious.