Recado rojo
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Recado rojo or achiote paste is a popular blend of spices. It is now strongly associated with Mexican and Belizean cuisines, especially of Yucatán and Oaxaca. The spice mixture usually includes annatto, oregano, cumin, clove, cinnamon, black pepper, allspice, garlic, and salt.{{cite book|last=McGee|first=Harold|title=On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen|year=2004|publisher=Scribner|location=New York, NY|isbn=0-684-80001-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bKVCtH4AjwgC&q=Recado+rojo&pg=PA398|access-date=26 December 2011|page=398}}{{cite book|last=Bayless|first=Rick & Deann Groen|title=Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico|year=2007|publisher=William Morrow/HarperCollins Publishers|location=New York, NY|isbn=978-0-06-137326-8|pages=65–67|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lCkXPPSrXXEC&q=Recado+rojo&pg=PT99|access-date=26 December 2011}} The annatto seeds dye the mixture red, and impart a distinctive red-orange color to the food.
The paste is dissolved in either lemon juice, water, oil, or vinegar, used as a marinade for meat, or rubbed directly upon it. The meat is then grilled, baked, barbecued, or broiled. Sometimes, it is added to corn dough to create a zesty flavor and color in empanadas and red tamales. It may also be an ingredient when making tacos al pastor{{Cite web|title=Achiote Paste Recipe {{!}} Bon Appetit|url=https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/achiote-paste|website=www.bonappetit.com|date=8 October 2015 |access-date=2020-05-01}} or chorizo.{{Cite web|title=Super Food Nerds: Make Your Own Chorizo|url=https://www.cookingchanneltv.com/devour/news/2014/04/homemade-chorizo-super-food-nerds|website=Cooking Channel|language=en|access-date=2020-05-01}}
Recado negro
{{ill|Recado negro|es}} is made in Maya regions: Yucatan Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.{{cite web |last1=Shaw |first1=Hank |title=Yucatecan Recado Negro |url=https://honest-food.net/recado-negro-recipe/ |website=honest-food |access-date=7 April 2023 |date=28 October 2021}}
Recado negro is made with burned dried red chile peppers, toasted black peppercorns, allspice, cumin, cloves, and achiote, charred tortillas, onion and garlic, sour orange juice,{{cite web |title=Sour Orange |url=https://www.rickbayless.com/ingredient/sour-orange/ |website=Rick Bayless |access-date=7 April 2023}} garlic, oregano and salt.{{cite web |title=Recado Negro – Receta Maya |url=https://www.mexican-authentic-recipes.com/salsa_y_dips-recado_negro.html |website=mexican-authentic-recipes |access-date=7 April 2023 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Relleno negro, receta de Yucatán |url=https://www.comedera.com/relleno-negro-receta-de-yucatan/ |website=Comedera |access-date=7 April 2023 |language=es |date=31 January 2019}}{{cite web |title=Recado negro o recado de chilmole |url=https://laroussecocina.mx/palabra/recado-negro-o-recado-de-chilmole/ |website=Larousse Cocina |access-date=7 April 2023 |language=es}}
Recado variants include: recado blanco, recado mechado, and recado español.{{cite web |title=Ponle Sabor a Tu Vida con los Recados de Yucatán |url=https://yucatantoday.com/ponle-sabor-a-tu-vida-con-los-recados-de-yucatan/ |website=Yucatan Today |access-date=7 April 2023 |language=es-ES |date=4 August 2021}}
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