Whats a good Tex Mex seasoning recipe?

**Strigoi** · 04-16-2017, 11:29 AM

(04-15-2017, 11:10 PM)JayRodney Wrote: Alright here it is...

1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp smoked paprika
3 tsp whole caraway seeds (kummin på Svenska)
3 tsp onion powder
3 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Use a couple tbsp per half kilo (one pound) of ground beef. or more to your personal preference.
Salt to taste depending on the dish.
Goes well with anything, chicken, black-beans, beef.

That sounds great, I can see where the caraway seeds and cayenne would really work well.

**Berries** · 04-16-2017, 11:58 AM

Looks good, is this what you have used for your beans JR?

**Kreeper** · 04-16-2017, 12:05 PM

(04-15-2017, 10:46 PM)Octo Wrote: .....

**Kreeper** · 04-16-2017, 12:06 PM

(04-15-2017, 11:10 PM)JayRodney Wrote: Alright here it is...

1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp smoked paprika
3 tsp whole caraway seeds (kummin på Svenska)
3 tsp onion powder
3 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Use a couple tbsp per half kilo (one pound) of ground beef. or more to your personal preference.
Salt to taste depending on the dish.
Goes well with anything, chicken, black-beans, beef.

Thought I remembered Cumin in it.

**JayRodney** · 04-16-2017, 12:18 PM

(04-16-2017, 12:06 PM)Kreeper Wrote:
(04-15-2017, 11:10 PM)JayRodney Wrote: Alright here it is...

1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp smoked paprika
3 tsp whole caraway seeds (kummin på Svenska)
3 tsp onion powder
3 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Use a couple tbsp per half kilo (one pound) of ground beef. or more to your personal preference.
Salt to taste depending on the dish.
Goes well with anything, chicken, black-beans, beef.

Thought I remembered Cumin in it.

caraway seeds was what I meant by cumin... it's confusing.
Due to its appearance cumin may be confused with the caraway seed, but despite their similar appearance the taste is very different. The caraway seed is darker in colour, smoother and a bit curved.

**JayRodney** · 04-16-2017, 12:49 PM

(04-16-2017, 11:58 AM)Berries Wrote: Looks good, is this what you have used for your beans JR?

That's the stuff. It took a lot of hit and miss experiments to get it right, but I'm surprised how well it works on so many things... especially black beans, pinto beans and ground beef or chicken.

**Berries** · 04-16-2017, 12:52 PM

(04-16-2017, 12:49 PM)JayRodney Wrote:
(04-16-2017, 11:58 AM)Berries Wrote: Looks good, is this what you have used for your beans JR?

That's the stuff. It took a lot of hit and miss experiments to get it right, but I'm surprised how well it works on so many things... especially black beans, pinto beans and ground beef or chicken.

Have you tried mixing coriander seed with it? I find they go perfectly with almost anything that has caraway and garlic in it.

**Kreeper** · 04-16-2017, 12:55 PM

(04-16-2017, 12:18 PM)JayRodney Wrote:
(04-16-2017, 12:06 PM)Kreeper Wrote:
(04-15-2017, 11:10 PM)JayRodney Wrote: Alright here it is...

1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp smoked paprika
3 tsp whole caraway seeds (kummin på Svenska)
3 tsp onion powder
3 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Use a couple tbsp per half kilo (one pound) of ground beef. or more to your personal preference.
Salt to taste depending on the dish.
Goes well with anything, chicken, black-beans, beef.

Thought I remembered Cumin in it.

caraway seeds was what I meant by cumin... it's confusing.
Due to its appearance cumin may be confused with the caraway seed, but despite their similar appearance the taste is very different. The caraway seed is darker in colour, smoother and a bit curved.

Gotcha.

Yeah, cumin tastes more like a mild chili powder and caraway seeds taste more like anise. BIG difference.

You can get the same flavor from fennel seeds. (Which are good for an upset stomach.)

**JayRodney** · 04-16-2017, 12:57 PM

I'm sure coriander would work nicely, I use that to make guacamole... it would probably complement everything else.

**Kreeper** · 04-16-2017, 01:00 PM

Guacamole?

How much would an avocado cost over there?

**JayRodney** · 04-16-2017, 01:04 PM

That is the Chili spice mix.
It has Chili, paprika, cumin (not caraway), garlic, blackpepper and oregano.

**Octo** · 04-16-2017, 01:05 PM

A bag of avocados (700grams) is around 3 euros, but you have to pay way more for those perfectly ripe Chilean variety, around 7 euros/kilo

**Kreeper** · 04-16-2017, 01:06 PM

I think the licorice flavor would add a nice element like it does to a good Italian sausage.

**Octo** · 04-16-2017, 01:13 PM

Anise and fennel are my top two most hated spices

**Kreeper** · 04-16-2017, 02:28 PM

(04-16-2017, 01:13 PM)Octo Wrote: Anise and fennel are my top two most hated spices

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