In a small sauce pan, add two tablespoons of annatto seeds & 1 cup of oil.

Cook over low heat until you start to see tiny bubbles rising up from the seeds. Don't boil the seeds or the oil will turn bitter. You are looking for a simmer of heat forming from the oil.

Once you see small bubbles forming, simmer for 10 minutes, then turn the heat off.

Allow oil to fully cool, then strain out the seeds and store the oil in an airtight bottle or container.

Use as a replacement for other oils in your traditional Puerto Rican dishes.