On 5/1/2013 2:26 PM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 01 May 2013 13:46:56 -0500, Ema Nymton >
> wrote:
>
>> It is a Mexican dish from the Yucatan peninsula. You cut 3-4 lbs of pork
>> shoulder into 2 inch cubes, add a chopped onion, a package of achiote
>> paste, salt and sour orange juice, then cover with foil and marinate
>> overnight. Since we do not have sour oranges, I use pineapple juice and
>> lemon juice, around 1-2 cups. Bake at 325 (F) for 3-4 hours. Allow to
>> cool for 30 minutes, then shred the pork using a fork, mixing in all the
>> juices. We eat this on hot, corn tortillas, topped with onions that were
>> thinly sliced and pickled with lime juice, vinegar and sugar.
>
> Sounds delicious, I'm going to try that sometime - thanks!

The achiote paste turns everything red, so I use glass to marinate the
meat, and bake it. Please try it, this is absolutely delicious. You can
also eat this over rice.

Becca

On 5/1/2013 4:35 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 5/1/2013 2:26 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 01 May 2013 13:46:56 -0500, Ema Nymton >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> It is a Mexican dish from the Yucatan peninsula. You cut 3-4 lbs of pork
>>> shoulder into 2 inch cubes, add a chopped onion, a package of achiote
>>> paste, salt and sour orange juice, then cover with foil and marinate
>>> overnight. Since we do not have sour oranges, I use pineapple juice and
>>> lemon juice, around 1-2 cups. Bake at 325 (F) for 3-4 hours. Allow to
>>> cool for 30 minutes, then shred the pork using a fork, mixing in all the
>>> juices. We eat this on hot, corn tortillas, topped with onions that were
>>> thinly sliced and pickled with lime juice, vinegar and sugar.
>>
>> Sounds delicious, I'm going to try that sometime - thanks!
>
> The achiote paste turns everything red, so I use glass to marinate the
> meat, and bake it. Please try it, this is absolutely delicious. You can
> also eat this over rice.
>
> Becca
>
>
Goya makes spice packets with and without achiote. You might look for
them if the color bothers you.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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On 5/1/2013 3:41 PM, James Silverton wrote:

>> The achiote paste turns everything red, so I use glass to marinate the
>> meat, and bake it. Please try it, this is absolutely delicious. You can
>> also eat this over rice.
>>
>> Becca
>>
>>
> Goya makes spice packets with and without achiote. You might look for
> them if the color bothers you.

The color is fine, but it will stain plastic.

Becca

> Ema Nymton wrote:
>
> It is a Mexican dish from the Yucatan peninsula. You cut 3-4 lbs of pork
> shoulder into 2 inch cubes, add a chopped onion, a package of achiote
> paste, salt and sour orange juice, then cover with foil and marinate
> overnight. Since we do not have sour oranges, I use pineapple juice and
> lemon juice, around 1-2 cups. Bake at 325 (F) for 3-4 hours. Allow to
> cool for 30 minutes, then shred the pork using a fork, mixing in all the
> juices. We eat this on hot, corn tortillas, topped with onions that were
> thinly sliced and pickled with lime juice, vinegar and sugar.
> The achiote paste turns everything red, so I use glass to marinate the
> meat, and bake it. Please try it, this is absolutely delicious. You can
> also eat this over rice.

I marinate in zip-loc bags, requires far less marinade for the same
results, and easy to flip bags every few hours, also with sealed bags
the marinade won't stink up your fridge... and then easy clean up...
simply toss the bags. However it's a good idea to place the plastic
bag with meat and marinade into a vessel just in case a bag leaks,
rare but it happens. You may also want to think about using tamarind
and regular orange juice in your marinade rather than pineapple and
lemon... or use them all.

On Wed, 01 May 2013 17:52:55 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

>On 5/1/2013 3:41 PM, James Silverton wrote:
>
>>> The achiote paste turns everything red, so I use glass to marinate the
>>> meat, and bake it. Please try it, this is absolutely delicious. You can
>>> also eat this over rice.
>>>
>>> Becca
>>>
>>>
>> Goya makes spice packets with and without achiote. You might look for
>> them if the color bothers you.
>
>The color is fine, but it will stain plastic.

The Goya packets (Saz'on) work well but they do contain substantial
msg and salt.