Achiote - Gesundheit!

So yesterday I was feeling a little south of the border (all the way to the Yucatan) and decided to try something a little more exotic. Never having used Achiote paste I wanted to experiment with it. This stuff is bright orange-red and smells a little like citrus, a little like iodine and reminded me of a mustard sort of smell. Anyhow, I whipped up a pretty authentic marinade I found that uses it and gave it a rip. I put a couple half chickens in the fridge overnight with it.



Sunday I pulled them out and made a fire. While I was burning all that lovely Almaden Oak, I figured I take advantage and roast a few peppers and tomatoes at the same time.



The chicken was fantastic, with everything I like about chicken all in one.



I highly recommend the marinade. You can find it here: http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/M ... ed-Chicken

Try it, you'll like it! This one stays in my growing bag of tricks.

Wow, this looks awesome!!

Chicken looks great, SP! Besides your hands how many things got achiote-stained?