Taco Seasoning (General Purpose Tex-Mex Uses)
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
1 1/4 cup
- Serves:
- 12-16
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup chili powder (good quality, like Gephardt's)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
- 2 teaspoons Hungarian paprika
- 2 tablespoons cumin powder
- 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
- 1 tablespoon ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons dried guajillo chiles (powder form)
- 2 tablespoons dried ancho chile powder
- 1 bay leaf, crumbled
directions
- In a skillet, smoke the paprika, cumin, guajillo and ancho powders until fragrant. Add to all other ingredients in an airtight container, shake to mix, store in a dry, cool place.
- * Grinding Chiles - purchase 4 each dried guajillo and ancho chiles. In a skillet, blacken the chiles, then bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes to dry them out. Cut them in small pieces, discarding the stems, seeds and pith. Using a spice or coffee grinder, pulverize the chiles in small batches until they are ground to a powder.
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