Cajun Spice Mix
A pantry staple, having this Cajun Spice mix on hand adds a pop of flavour to dishes where you wouldn’t necessarily expect it. Mix up a batch, bottle it up and mix it in! I always a bottle on hand to spice up dishes. Knowing what goes into your spices mixes allows for more freedom in your cooking, Cajun seasoning isn’t only for Cajun recipes. The more you work with your ingredients the better you understand how you mix things together to create the desire flavour.
See this spice mix in action in my Cajun Chicken and Sausage Caruso recipe!
There aren’t many modifiers or substitutions for this mix, I will add any as I find them; but the Cauldron Corner will be at the bottom as always!
Cajun Spice Mix
Quick and easy spice mix to keep on hand in your pantry.
- 2 tbsp Paprika
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 1½ tbsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tbsp Ground Black Pepper
- 1 tbsp Onion Powder
- 2 tsp Oregano
- 1½ tsp Cayenne
- 2 tsp Thyme
Mix all the herbs and spices in a small bowl and transfer to a spice bottle or reusable container.
Modifiers and Substitutions
FODMAP
- Omit the garlic powder, you can sauté, cook, mix your ingredients in garlic oil instead.
- Omit the onion powder and add about 2 tbsp crushed dried chives.
Cauldron Corner
- Paprika: Boost energy, strength
- Salt: Protection, purification, barrier, shield
- Garlic Powder: Strengths, courage, endurance, protection, health, inspiration, male fertility
- Oregano: Loneliness, homesickness, heartbreak, privacy, protection, peace, tranquility, health, psychic powers, dreams, luck, legalities
- Pepper/Cayenne: Protection, purification, cleansing, banishing. Also antiseptic
- Thyme: Energy, courage, vigor, health, mental clarity, clairvoyance, cleansing, sleep, attracts fairies
- Onion: Promises, oaths, protection, banishing, warding, spirituality, energy, psychic powers, male fertility