Achuete Recipes

2 recipes made with Mama Sita’s Achuete

Extracted from the powdery coating of annatto (Achuete/Achiote) seeds, annatto powder imparts a mildly sweet, nutty flavor and an appetizing color ranging from yellow-orange to red-orange (depending on the quantity used) to a variety of dishes. These recipes use it: Bihon Guisado and Sunrise Pichi-Pichi.

Stir-fried rice vermicelli with shrimp, carrot, and scallion on a banana leaf-lined tray

Bihon Guisado

Stir-Fried Vermicelli

Cooking time: Cook 12 min
Yield: 5-7
Difficulty: Intermediate

Orange coconut-coated pichi-pichi pieces piled on a banana leaf

Sunrise Pichi-Pichi

Cooking time: Cook 30 min
Yield: 5-7
Difficulty: Intermediate

All Achuete Recipes

Bihon Guisado

Sunrise Pichi-Pichi