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ESSENCE

No response needed, I just wanted to share this. Way better than the pre-made storebought essence.

7 tablespoons PAPRIKA
1/2 cup sea salt or kosher
1/2 cup garlic powder
2 tablespoons black pepper
3 tbsp onion powder
2 tbsp homegrown cayenne powder (;))
4 tbsp dried oregano
4 tbsp dried thyme

Food processor all of it.

Leave a cup or so out, freezer the rest. Good on most anything.

More spice is, of course OK, but I stick to this recipe, and add more spice to dishes depending on my mood.
 
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You must watch that hack Emeril calling it essence :lol:
 
Yeah, he's alright in my book. I edited the recipe from his book however, (no, I didn't buy it, somebody gave it to us) he doesn't call for nearly enough garlic and onion powder or oregano or thyme.

To his credit, the book recipe is way spicier than the storebought stuff.
 
What do you recommend this for? I notice it is mostly paprika. Chicken maybe?
 
thehotpepper.com said:
What do you recommend this for? I notice it is mostly paprika. Chicken maybe?
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i use "essence" on everything... its your basic cajun seasoning like Tony's or Zatarans(sp)
 
i use and make a similar one called Devil's Dust

1 Cup Paprika
1/2 Cup Chili Powder
6 tbsp salt
4 tbsp ground coriander
4 tbsp garlic powder
4 tbsp white sugar
4 tbsp curry powder
4 tbsp dry hot mustard
2 tbsp black pepper
2 tbsp ground basil
2 tbsp ground thyme
2 tbsp ground cumin
2 tbsp cayenne

Mix up the above ingredients and enjoy!
 
Looks good BAM.

THP, it is really great on chicken, fries, pork chops, steaks, ostrich, pheasant, turkey, turtle, wild boar, fish, scallops, squid, fried burgers, meat, vegetable, animal, mineral, cardboard, and anything else edible.....
 
patrick said:
No cayenne powder, can I substitute orange hab powder? And maybe cut back a bit on the paprika?
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heck yah you can

to me a written recipe is just a guideline. it should always be tweaked IMHO to your own taste.
 
As stated, this is versatile, partly because it isn't super spicy. I usually add some hab powder or 7pot depending on what I am cooking, and what kind of mood I'm in.
 
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