On Dec 20, 12:33*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> Manda Ruby wrote:
>
> > * Can I use Annatto in place *of red coloring in tandoori chicken as
> > shown on youtube by "vahchef"? I was using Saffron b/c I din't like
> > using food coloring.
>
> Isn't annatto sold as a granular solid? *Red food coloring
> is a liquid. *You'll have to extract the annatto color
> somehow. *I believe this is normally done by frying the
> annatto in oil. *Red food coloring is a water-based liquid,
> not oil-based. *This will causes a difference in the way
> it is handled.
>
> I think the answer to your question is yes, but with
> an adaptation of the normal method to accommodate the
> differences between annatto and red food coloring.

The recipe I have does suggest to brush a little oil when baking the
chicken. If I use the anantto in oil to do that, it'd only be on area
I brush the oil. I might as well forget it. I used saffron and it was
really good. I guess, I'll stick with that.

If Anntto is extracted in oil, then what was in that marinade Chicken
Fajita - has yellow color - bought from a Mexican store? It tasted
good but didn't taste like Fajita.