Homemade Blackened Seasoning Recipe
A homemade blackening seasoning recipe that you can whip up in less than 10 minutes with simple ingredients you probably have on hand! Use the Cajun blackened seasoning on fish, chicken, and vegetables.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½-1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, fine sea salt, ground black pepper, dried thyme, dried oregano, and cayenne pepper to make the blackened seasoning.
- Preheat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until it's smoking hot. Add a high heat oil like olive oil to the pan or add a mix of olive and butter. Turn on your stove fan.
- Brush or dip the chicken or fish in oil or melted butter. Then coat the food in the blackened seasoning on both sides and place it in the hot skillet.
- Cook for 3-4 minutes per side until the food is cooked through and done.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- The blackening seasoning recipe makes more than you'll need for one meal. Store the rest for other recipes for up to 6 months in a small container like a mason jar.
- Some people like to add a touch of brown sugar to the blackened rub mix, this is entirely optional. It's not a traditional blackened ingredient but of course, the sweet can be added to balance out the spicy.
- The recipe steps for cooking chicken or seafood is just a generalized recipe of the steps. The exact cooking time will vary widely based on what you're cooking.
- Use blackened chicken and fish or shrimp to make a quick and easy main dish or add it to a salad.
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