http://www.chow.com/recipes/10554-achiote-paste
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
I used ground spices. It avoided staining a grinder and made it easy to mix with the garlic paste.
I didn't have allspice.
I also used half lime and half regular orange juice instead.
1. Combine all the spices in a bowl.
2. In a blender pulverize the garlic with some of the juice.
3. Once pulverized add the rest of the juice.
4. Combine the garlic mixture with the spice mixture.
5. Place in glass jar in fridge for a few hours to come together.
6. Baste at the end of whatever you are cooking. I basted chicken about 15 mins from the end.
I used half of this to baste four chickens.
It was thinner than the store bought paste but came out great.
