How to Use annatto in a Sentence

annatto

noun

• In a small pan, add the vegetable oil and the annatto seeds.
  — Rebecca White, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
• In the northern states, the sauce is simpler, not stained red with annatto, but more of a rich broth in which to dip the meat in.
  — Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2022
• Combine the oil and annatto in a small nonstick skillet.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2019
• Best of all, the smell of geranium, hibiscus, and annatto seed lingers on my skin throughout the day.
  — Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appétit, 11 Oct. 2019
• Once the oxtail is tender, slowly add the ground peanuts, peanut butter and the annatto water.
  — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 30 Oct. 2020
• Shot through with tamarind, tomato paste, and nutty annatto oil, the crimson broth at Bún Riêu 41 has amazing depth.
  — Peter Jon Lindberg, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2018
• Strain and discard the annatto seeds, reserving the water to serve as the coloring.
  — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 30 Oct. 2020
• This is my take on sazón, minus the MSG, and with turmeric added along with the standard annatto to imbue dishes with a golden hue.
  — New York Times, 22 Mar. 2021
• The fry: made with vegetable oils; salt; sodium acid pyrophosphate; and both annatto and caramel colors.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2022
• Kare-kare is all about the sauce, which gets its flavor and reddish-bronze color from a dose of annatto seeds and bagoong, or fermented shrimp paste.
  — Bon Appétit, 17 Aug. 2021
• Today, the color most often comes from annatto, a food coloring and condiment made from the seeds of the achiote tree, and/or paprika.
  — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 17 Dec. 2019
• It might be replaced with fish sauce and annatto to make adobong pula (red adobo), with turmeric to make adobong dilaw (yellow adobo), or skipped entirely for adobong puti (white adobo).
  — Bettina Makalintal, Bon Appétit, 19 Oct. 2021
• The sauce almost takes on the texture of an Italian ragù, with the meat slowly disintegrating into a thick gravy that’s stained reddish-gold by achuete (annatto).
  — New York Times, 7 Oct. 2019
• The hardboiled egg is topped with a dollop of egg salad that consists of a complex mixture of shrimp gravy, chicharron, smoked fish, annatto, fish sauce, and calamansi, a sweet and tangy citrus fruit.
  — Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Magazine, 31 May 2018
• The hand-me-down equipment helps explain the haunting notes in kare kare, a Filipino stew that’s thick with peanut sauce, tinted with annatto oil and bulked up with vegetables, on my visit, Chinese long beans and okra.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
• The annatto, citrus juices and habanero imbue the meat with a warm-weather brilliance that feels earthy and, ironically for roasted meat, refreshing at the same time.
  — Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2023
• According to Windsor, many cheesemakers use annatto, a food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree, give their cheddar a rich orange hue.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2019
• It’s made with the juices derived from cooking birria, the trad-Mexican marinated beef stew, which is then spiked with chiles, onions, cilantro, spicy-sweet annatto paste and maybe some witchcraft.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 17 July 2023
• Add ground annatto, paprika, cumin, pepper, oregano and oil and mix together.
  — Illyanna Maisonet, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2018
• Sourced from the Amazon, this featherweight hair oil nourishes strands with annatto, pumpkin seed, and argan oils and boasts a light yet addictive scent courtesy of white cedarwood, musk, and rose.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2017
• The hallmarks of longganisa are savory pork, a vivid red color imparted by paprika or annatto, and a marked sweetness.
  — Sunset Magazine, 22 Jan. 2018
• Whole Foods store-brand riff on the classic is made with eight ingredients, like cream, vanilla extract, a blend of stabilizers, and annatto extract for color.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 29 Aug. 2022
• Organic California basmati rice, cooked with a satchet of bay leaf and annatto seed.
  — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 20 Dec. 2017
• Bubbling inside that cauldron is a heady, 17-plus-ingredient stew that includes chiles, ground annatto seeds, cinnamon and banana leaves briefly fried in brisket fat.
  — Washington Post, 15 June 2022
• Chick-fil-A’s has eggs, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, annatto and a butter flavoring with medium chain triglycerides, coconut oil and natural flavors.
  — Ali Rosen, Bon Appetit, 1 Mar. 2018
• But that doesn’t stop me from enjoying my favorite dish of the local Portuguese canon, shrimp Mozambique, a spicy, buttery concoction stained orange with saffron and a spice mix containing annatto and turmeric.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2022
• The dish includes parsley farro with roasted annatto pork, a 63-degree egg, butternut squash, pickled green tomato, tahini sauce and toasted peanuts.
  — Becca Godwin, AJC.com, 10 Jan. 2018
• Note: To make the seasoning blend, combine 1/4 teaspoon each tomato powder, salt, onion powder, rice flour, cane sugar, garlic powder, citric acid and annatto powder.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 18 Aug. 2017
• Notes: To make the seasoning blend, combine 1/4 teaspoon each tomato powder, salt, onion powder, rice flour, cane sugar, garlic powder, citric acid and annatto powder.
  — Philly.com, 24 Aug. 2017
• NOTE: To make the seasoning blend, combine 1/4 teaspoon each tomato powder, salt, onion powder, rice flour, cane sugar, garlic powder, citric acid and annatto powder.
  — Bonnie S. Benwick, sacbee, 29 Aug. 2017

Last Updated: 14 Oct 2024