Annato Seeds
This is my first blog post since July 9 due to virus problems in my computer. I missed blogging and also missed posting the different dishes that I cooked for over three months.
This time my recipe is called Chicken Inasal (grilled roasted in charcoal) I marinated four pieces chicken breasts with wings attached overnight. Marinade consisted of 2 cups of sprite or 7-up, 1/2 cup white vinegar, 2 tbsp. brown sugar, some minced garlic, 2 tbsp. soy sauce, dash of pepper, 1 tbsp. rock salt and 1 small bunch of lemon grass (white portion only). Marinade chicken at room temperature for an hour then keep it refrigerated overnight. The next day, grill on charcoal. Rub with achuete oil.while grilling.
To prepare annato oil: In a small pan heat about 3 tbsp. oil and 3 tbsp achuete seeds. Simmer in medium fire for about 5 minutes. Turn off heat and leave for sometime and stir until the oil turns red in color, let cool and discard marinade.
Note: Lemongrass is optional, if its not available, you can use a thumb-size ginger instead.
