Description
This is the recipe for the paste used to make Puerco Pibil…you know, so you don’t have to go buy the weak stuff.
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons achiote (annatto) seeds
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 8 whole allspice berries
- ½ teaspoon whole cloves
- 3 habanero peppers, seeded
- ½ cup orange juice
- ½ cup white vinegar
- 8 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 5 lemons, juiced
- 1 teaspoon premium tequila
Instructions
- With a spice grinder
- grind the annatto seeds
- cumin seeds
- peppercorns
- allspice berries
- and cloves to a fine powder.
- In a blender or food processor
- mix the ground spices
- habanero peppers
- orange juice
- vinegar
- garlic
- and salt. Blend until smooth. Mix in the lemon juice and tequila.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 15 mins
Servings: 8