Since including this home made Cajun seasoning mix to our spice cupboard, we’ve used it so many occasions! I really like utilizing it to season just about every part from veggies to seafood to meat. I wager you even have most of what you want already!
Cajun seasoning stems from Louisiana and is a daring mix of spices common in Creole and Cajun delicacies. It combines influences from Native American, West African, Caribbean, and French cooking types, leading to a singular and flavorful seasoning.
We use it on a regular basis in our kitchen. I particularly place it in direction of the entrance since I take advantage of it so usually. I particularly love utilizing it to make this Cajun shrimp and this Cajun butter grilled corn. I even add it to my favourite meatloaf! For extra home made spice blends, strive our severely good chili powder, this more healthy taco seasoning, or my seasoned salt.
Key Elements
- Sizzling Paprika or Cayenne: Our home made mix is deliberately daring and a bit spicy. The warmth comes from Hungarian sizzling paprika or cayenne pepper. They work interchangeably, so use what you’ve got.
- Candy Paprika: To steadiness the warmth, add shade, and add some sweetness, we stir in candy paprika. It’s delicate with a touch of fruitiness, and most significantly, it’s not spicy in any respect.
- Chili Powder: New Mexico chili powder or a typical non-spicy chili powder does this trick right here. This simply makes the mix style extra attention-grabbing.
- Dried Thyme: Provides an earthy, minty, and savory observe to the mix. We adore it. It’s additionally a typical ingredient in Cajun delicacies.
- Sugar and Salt: To steadiness the warmth and make our mix style excessive scrumptious, we add a little bit of salt and sugar. We examined this mix 4 occasions with various quantities of sugar, and this (Cajun seasoning No. 4) was the winner.
That will help you if you end up searching for spices to make this straightforward mix, we’ve included a photograph of every ingredient. You do not want to make use of the identical manufacturers, however it will hopefully offer you an instance of every ingredient. We love utilizing New Mexico chili powder (proven within the bag), which we discover within the Worldwide aisle of our grocery retailer and Mexican markets. For those who don’t have this, use a typical non-spicy chili powder.
The best way to Make Cajun Seasoning
To make our Cajun spice mix, whisk all of the spices collectively, and use nevertheless you want. A recipe to make about 3 tablespoons is under this text, however right here’s an outline of the ratios so you may make as a lot as you need:
- 1 half sizzling paprika or cayenne pepper
- 2 components candy paprika (not spicy)
- 2 components chili powder (New Mexico or normal, non-spicy chili powder)
- 1 half dried thyme
- 3 components sugar
- 2 components fantastic sea salt
The best way to Use Cajun Seasoning
Now that you’ve your very personal Cajun spice mix, you should use it. Consider it as a daring, all-purpose seasoning for meats, seafood, and veggies. Our DIY Cajun seasoning provides a vibrant, earthy, and smoky taste to no matter you employ it with. The sugar included within the mix additionally helps when blackening meats and fish. Listed below are some concepts for utilizing it:
- Make Cajun butter and use it with greens, like this grilled corn
- Use the seasoning with shrimp and fish. I really like this Cajun shrimp
- Mud it over salmon, then cook dinner them seasoning side-down for blackened salmon.
- Add a spicy kick to pasta sauces for a Cajun-inspired pasta
Our Favourite Cajun Seasoning
Our Cajun seasoning is crafted to be spicy (with out overwhelming warmth), daring, and well-balanced, with a delicate sweetness from a touch of sugar (belief me). Use this DIY spice mix by generously seasoning your meats, seafood, and veggies. Retailer leftover seasoning in an hermetic jar or container in a cool, dry place, resembling your spice cupboard, for as much as one yr.
Makes 3 tablespoons (1.5 ounces)
You Will Want
1 teaspoon sizzling paprika or cayenne pepper, see notes
2 teaspoons paprika, typically referred to as candy paprika
2 teaspoons chili powder, we love New Mexico chili powder, see notes
1 teaspoon dried thyme
3 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons fantastic sea salt
Instructions
1Add sizzling paprika (or cayenne), candy paprika, chili powder, thyme, sugar, and the salt to a small bowl. Use a whisk to mix the spices.
2Switch to a spice jar or an hermetic container, retailer in a cool, dry place, and use inside one yr.
Adam and Joanne’s Suggestions
- Sizzling paprika: That is spicier than candy or smoked paprika (my jar is labeled “Hungarian sizzling paprika”). It’s simply as spicy as cayenne however extra flavorful. Be happy to substitute cayenne for warm paprika on this spice mix.
- Gentle model: For a milder spice mix, cut back the new paprika (or cayenne) by half.
- Spicy Cajun mix: As written, the spice mix has fairly a bit of warmth, however to make it spicer, improve the new paprika or cayenne by 1/2 teaspoon or extra.
- Chili powder provides a smoky, earthy observe to this spice mix. Use common, non-spicy chili powder, or if you could find it, strive New Mexico chili powder (we discover ours offered in small baggage within the Worldwide aisle of our grocery retailer in addition to in Mexican markets).
- Storing: Preserve home made Cajun seasoning in a spice jar or hermetic container in a cool, dry place like your spice cupboard for as much as 1 yr.
- The vitamin information supplied under are estimates.
Diet Per Serving
Serving Measurement
1 teaspoon
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Energy
8
/
Complete Fats
0.2g
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Saturated Fats
0g
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Ldl cholesterol
0mg
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Sodium
481.1mg
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Carbohydrate
1.9g
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Dietary Fiber
0.4g
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Complete Sugars
1.4g
/
Protein
0.2g
