Homemade Cajun Seasoning Recipe
Description
An easy Homemade Cajun Seasoning Recipe for when you forgot to buy the blend or prefer to make your own spice blends. It’s so simple to make and can easily be riffed using what you have on hand.
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Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
Notes
For a finer spice blend, add everything to a spice grinder and process until fine.
Quality of Spices: It is absolutely key to use fresh, quality spices. In general, once opened, spices lose a lot of their potency after 6 months (I continue to use spices for a year after using). A couple spice companies that I like and trust are Morton and Basset, Simply Organic, Frontier Co-Op and Burlap and Barrel.
Ingredient Substitutions: if you don’t have 4 tablespoons of paprika, you can substitute with a bit of smoked paprika. Thyme and oregano can be used for one another (just double up on the spice) or substitute one of them for dried rosemary. Garlic powder can be substituted for garlic salt, just skip adding the kosher salt. And celery salt can be substituted with celery seeds. If you use celery seeds, I recommend grinding the spice blend in a spice ginger.
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