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Step 1: Anchiote Oil

This is a recipe for Anchiote oil, easy to make. It does give a yellow-red color, but also provides some taste.
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Course Appetizer, Dinner
Cuisine Puerto Rico

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Canola oil or other vegetable oil
  • ΒΌ cup Annatto seeds

Instructions
 

  • Place the annatto seeds in the oil in a pan over moderate low heat.
  • Simmer the oil until a deep red color, then turn off the heat and set aside to cool.
  • Using a fine mesh strainer, strain the seeds from the oil.
  • Place the oil in a Bell jar or similar container and place in the refrigerator.
Keyword Banana leaves, Pasteles, Puerto Rican Cuisine
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