Simple Hobby Homesteading

This is a great do it yourself (DIY) recipe knockoff of the Old Bay Blackened Seasoning that we love so much on fish. I got the original recipe from All Recipes.com quite a while ago but made a few changes to fit our family’s tastes. I made notes of the changes I made so you can either stick with the standby or go the way of the Conways 😉

Blackened Seasoning for Fish or Chicken

• 2 teaspoons ground paprika
• 2 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder (original recipe called for only 2 teaspoons of garlic powder)
• 4 teaspoons dried leaf thyme
• 2 teaspoons  onion powder
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 2 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper, or to your taste (original was just 1 teaspoon)
• 1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (original recipe called for 1/2 teaspoon)

 

However, Old Bay Blackened is a pretty inexpensive spice blend so if you don’t think you’ll use the above spices in other recipes/spice mixes it may be best to just buy the Old Bay Blackened Seasoning. We buy and grow spices in bulk because we mix up a ton of our own blends and give them as gifts as well so we always try to have this blend on hand (though yup, we do run out of certain spices often… can’t seem to keep enough thyme in this house… and I grab the Old Bay Blackened at the store sometimes).

 

Place all ingredients in a jar and store in a cool dark place. Shake jar well before each use.