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Red Snapper With Achiote Paste

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1 cup Annato Paste
2 fillets red snapper; (1 lb.)
OR other firm-fleshed fish
skin on
***CITRUS-HABANERO SAUCE***
1/2 cup orange juice; freshly squeezed
1/2 cup lime juice; freshly squeezed
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup onion; chopped
1 habanero chile, veins, seeds remove; slivered
1/4 cup cilantro; chopped
salt
3 tablespoons oil; optional
***ACHIOTE PASTE***
1 cup annatto; (achiote) seeds
10 cloves garlic
1/3 cup Quintana Roo oregano; OR
Mexican oregano
5 tablespoons peppercorns
4 teaspoons ground cumin
4 teaspoons coriander seeds
10 whole allspice berries
1 1/4 cups white vinegar combination of
fresh orange juice and fresh lime j

"RED SNAPPER WITH ACHIOTE PASTE (HUACHINANGO CON RECADO DE ADOBO COLORADO)" Spread Annato (Achiote) Paste on both sides of fish, covering well. Place fish in refrigerator 1 to 2 hours. In mixing bowl combine orange juice, lime juice, water, onion, habanero, cilantro and salt to taste. Grill fish over hot coals, skin-side down, until seared, 2 minutes. Serve immediately. ACHIOTE PASTE (RECADO DE ADOBO COLORADO): Combine annatto, garlic, oregano, peppercorns, cumin, coriander, allspice and vinegar or juice mixture in blender or food processor. Process with on/off motion until thoroughly pureed. Add more orange juice or vinegar to give smooth paste consistency. Keeps indefinitely, if made with vinegar, or up to 3 weeks if made with citrus juices. Makes 1 1/2 cups. Presented by: Zarella Martinez, L.A. Times article, "Home Ground", 10/6/94. Posted to the BBQ List by Kurt Lucas on Sep 16, 1998. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : "The ricado used in this dish is the basis for many Yucatan peninsula dishes. The most famous is cochinita pibil; a suckling pig, marinated with this spice paste and wrapped in banana leaves, baked in a Mayan earth oven called a pib. Large fish and venison or other wild game are also baked in pibs. I slather this paste on guinea hens and broil them on the rotisserie, or wrap marinated chicken breasts or fish fillets in banana leaves with slices of orange and steam the packets. One of my favorite appetizers is chicken drummettes baked with this recado. "... Quintana Roo oregano comes from a tree, not a shrub, and the long leaves turn black when they dry. Mexican oregano can be substituted for it."

Yield: 4 servings

Preparation Time: 0:00


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