Cajun Blackening Spice

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup salt
• 1/4 cup ground cayenne pepper
• 4 tablespoons fresh ground pepper
• 3 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin

Recipe

• 1 mix seasonings together and store in air tight container.
• 2 to crust a fish or meat, chill the meat in frig;
• 3 pat it dry;
• 4 dredge in melted butter;
• 5 then dredge in the seasoning. (some meals also benefit at this point by resting for 10 minutes before frying.).
• 6 place it on the pan at the hottest temperature you can safely handle.
• 7 it makes surface contact for only minutes, so don't walk away, and persevere through the smoke.
• 8 if the fish/meat is thick, have a hot oven prepped to ensure the meal is cooked through, blackened on the outside and not simply burned.