Puerco Pibil

[sorensen]

The recipe:

• 5 Tbsps. (75 ml) annatto seeds
  
• 2 tsps. (10 ml) cumin seeds
  
• 1 Tbsp. (15 ml) peppercorns
  
• 8 allspice berries
  
• ½ tsp. (8 ml) whole cloves
  
• 2 habanero chiles (or milder chile)
  
• ½ cup (120 ml) orange juice
  
• ½ cup (120 ml) white vinegar
  
• 2 Tbsps. (30 ml) salt
  
• 8 cloves of garlic
  
• juice of 5 lemons
  
• splash of tequila
  
• 5 pounds (2.3 kg) pork butt
  
• banana leaves and/or heavy-duty aluminum foil
  
• white or Spanish rice, taco shells, or tortillas for serving
  

A few pictures of the ingredients and the finished dinner:

[kikoman]

I could not agree with you more, having downed my share of Tacos de Puerco Pibil in Sonora ,great taste thanks for the recipe!

Cheers :

[Jimmyd]

Where can you get anatto seeds in Thailand? If you can't get them, is there a substitute?

[SpoliaOpima]

Excellent video! It's actually 5 min, 48 sec, not 10 minutes but the title is a takeoff on Rodriguez's famous 10m-minute Film School. Cool.

[sorensen]

Where can you get anatto seeds in Thailand? If you can't get them, is there a substitute?

I haven't yet found annatto seeds in Thailand, I got them from the US. You can still make the dish wishout annatto seeds, it will not affect the taste much.

[SpoliaOpima]

Anatto is readily available in Thailand. In Thai it's known as คำแสด or คำเงาะ

http://202.44.14.219/thaiherbkmutt/benefit/info.php?id=3

[sorensen]

Anatto is readily available in Thailand. In Thai it's known as คำแสด or คำเงาะ

http://202.44.14.219/thaiherbkmutt/benefit/info.php?id=3

WOW, you are good, I spend hours walking the aisles at Villa, Emporium and Paragon. Appreciate the info and the link. Stay around when we have more hard to get cooking ingredients.