#19 Taco Seasoning

This is one of those substitution recipes.....like I said in a previous post, there are a few recipes in the book "The Homemade Pantry, 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making," that do not fit into my kitchen...one of them is Curry Powder pg. 124. What can I say, I cook pretty basic midwestern meals in my home and curry powder is never used. If you have an awesome recipe that requires this spice blend, by all means...share it with me in the comments:) Anyway, there is another spice blend that we use ALOT in my house and that is taco seasoning. So I found a pretty good recipe on pinterest.

Taco Seasoning
1 part chili powder
1 part ground cumin
1 part garlic powder
1 part onion powder
1/4-1/2 part crushed red pepper

If you do not know, one part means any form of measurement you choose. So you can make a lot or a little. For my first batch I used 3 tablespoons each of the first four ingredients and 1 1/2  tablespoons of the red pepper. After I used my taco seasoning for the first time, I noticed a lack of salt in the taco meat, so I just added salt to taste when I seasoned the meat, instead of adding salt to the spice mixture. I also noticed it was quite a bit more spicy then we are used to, so next time, I will cut down on how much red pepper I use.

 

I used 2 tablespoons taco seasoning with 1/2-3/4 cups water per one pound of hamburger. It's a pretty good tasting mixture and totally worth the tiny effort to get a mixture free of any additives and msg.