Name: Traditional Achiote Recado
Ingredients: 2 tb Annatto Seeds; 1/2 c Water; 1 ts Ground Allspice; 2 ts Ground Black Pepper; 1/2 c Ancho Chile Powder; 4 ts Kosher Salt; 1 tb Mexican Oregano; Toasted And Ground; 3 Cloves Garlic; Peeled; 1/2 md White Onions; Thickly Sliced; 1/4 c Apple Cider Vinegar; 1 1/2 c Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice; 1/4 c Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice

If we had been told that God was coming into a man's life…that must be something very terrible and awful. That certainly must rend and tear the life to which God comes. At least, it will separate it and make it unnatural and strange. God fills a bush with His glory, and it burns. God enters into the great mountain, and it rocks with an earthquake. When He comes to occupy a man, He must distort the humanity He occupies into some inhuman shape. Instead of that, this new life into which God comes seems to be the most quietly, naturally human life that was ever seen upon the earth. It glides into its place like sunlight. It seems to make it evident that God and man are essentially so near together that the meeting of their natures in the life of a God-man is not strange. So always does Christ deal with His own nature, accepting His divinity as you and I accept our humanity, and letting it shine out through the envelope with which it has most subtly and mysteriously mingled, as the soul is mingled with and shines out through the body.

Phillips Brooks

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Mexican		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	tb	Annatto Seeds
1/2	c	Water
1	ts	Ground Allspice
2	ts	Ground Black Pepper
1/2	c	Ancho Chile Powder
4	ts	Kosher Salt
1	tb	Mexican Oregano; Toasted And Ground
3		Cloves Garlic; Peeled
1/2	md	White Onions; Thickly Sliced
1/4	c	Apple Cider Vinegar
1 1/2	c	Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
1/4	c	Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice

INSTRUCTIONS

Recipe By : La Parilla the mexican grill by Reed Hearon
This mild, citrusy red spice paste can transform the blandest of foods. It
comes from the Yucatan, where it typically flavors Pibil-style suckling
pig. The pig is rubbed with the recado, wrapped in banana leaves, and then
cooked in a stone-lined pit until the meat is so tender it falls off the
bones. Grilling is a less traditional, but no less delicious, method. Use
for meat, fish, and poultry. Purchased achiote paste saves a good deal of
time and makes a less complex but acceptable recado.
Put the annatto seeds and water in a small saucepan and place over high
heat. Bring to a boil, cover, and lower heat to simmer. Cook 30 minutes.
Remove from heat and let steep 2 hours, or until softened.
Pan roast the garlic and onions until brown and soft.
Drain the annatto seeds and put into a blender or food processor along with
all the remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth. Keeps, tightly covered,
up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
Makes about 2 1/2 cups.
Posted to bbq-digest by "Garry Howard" <garry@netrelief.com> on Apr 15,
1998

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