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Authentic Jamaican Recipes for Annatto Spice

Last week, I shared the amazing story of the Jamaican double amputee, Winston Barr and the wonderful work he is doing in the hills of St. James.

One of the items he produces is, yes, Annatto, and he does a fine job of it!

Annatto, by the way, is another wonder plant that has some incredible health benefits.

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It is a rich source of antioxidants which includes, cis-bixin, carotenoids, and vitamin A.

It also contains minerals like calcium, sodium, and iron.

It has a high concentration of tocotrienols, which is similar in effects and structure as vitamin E, is what makes this plant substance extremely powerful. It also has a relatively high content of dietary fiber as well.

Ms Barr showing off the fresh Annatto seeds from Jamaica

So in addition to... eye care, prevention of birth defects, skin care, healing of wounds, it directly helps in...

managing diabetes
the prevention of cancer
muscular degeneration
maintaining healthy bones
the treatment of gonorrhea
digestion, and
reducing signs of aging

We'll today, thanks to his wife, I'll share with you five (5) of their very own Jamaican food recipes for this powerful plant (spice), annatto.

Let's get creative shall we? Ready?

1) Annatto RunDown With Chicken Foot

3 pounds chicken foot (precooked)
2 cups coconut cream
2 medium carrots
11gram sweet peppers
1 onion
Salt, Seasoning, Thyme and Pepper
1 1/2 tbsp annatto powder
1tbs wine (optional)
small amount of flour dough for spinners

Procedure

Pour coconut cream in saucepan
Add sweet pepper, carrot, annatto powder etc
Place precooked chicken foot in and cover
If adding spinners, do so now.
Allow to simmer for 15-20 mins, checking ocassionally until done.

2) Annatto SaltFish Pasta

/2 pound saltfish
1 pk pasta
2 medium carrots
11g onion/ sweet pepper
1 tbsp annatto powder
String bean (as desired)
Okra (optional)
4-5 tbsp cooking oil
Rosemary (if desired)
1 tsp Jamaican pimento

Procedure

Partially cook string beans, carrots and okra
Prepare saltfish (pick, remove bones etc) and pasta
Saute onion and sweet pepper in annatto powder
Add saltfish, pasta and vegetable etc.
Sprinkle with desired seasonings and simmer for a few minutes.
Remove and serve

3) Annatto Stew Fish

3-4 pounds of fresh fish (seasoned)
11 gram sweet pepper
11 gram onion
few pegs of garlic
1-2 tbsp of annatto powder
eskellion
thyme
1 tsp pimento
pinch of ginger powder
3 tbsp cooking oil
Rosemary

Procedure

Simmer seasoning ingredients for a few minutes until it takes the color of the annatto.
Add fish to saucepan
Cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes
Serve as desired with your favourite food.

4) Annatto Steamed Fish

3-4 pounds of seasoned fish
11gram sweet pepper
1 scotch bonnet pepper
11g onion
2 tbsp cooking oil
2-3 tbsp annatto powder
1-3 medium carrots
thyme
eskellion
rosemary
1 tsp pimento

Procedure

Spread oil in frying pan
Add fish and other ingredients
Allow to steam for 12-15 minutes or until done.

5) Annatto Mutton

5-6 pounds of mutton
1 tsp ginger
3 tbsp cooking oil
Escellion/ Onion/ Thyme
1 sprig of rosemary
1 tsp pimento
6-7 tbsp annato
Carrots and Irish Potato as needed

Procedure

Season mutton overnight if possible. Add most of the annatto powder to the meat.
Heat oil, adding the rest of annatto powder
Add mutton and about 1/4 cups of water
Cook tightly and cook to desired tenderness.

Where To Get Annatto from Jamaica?

Mr. Barr can we contacted at...

barrspice@gmail.com
876-540-2871/ 876- 573-1728

If you prefer to get annatto online though, I'd recommend Amazon, I looked it up and noticed that they have it from many suppliers.

Check the current prices at amazon at this link.

You'd never guess that Annatto had so many applications right?

Well, there you go, six (6) simple and easy traditional Jamaican recipes for annatto - which is actually good for you!

Go now and show off your new found knowledge :-)

And if you have a new or modified version to any of these or other annatto recipes, share it with us below please.

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References:

https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/seed-and-nut/annatto.html
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-23/annatto
https://www.naturalfoodseries.com/11-benefits-annatto-atsuete/

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