TLDR? I need some help making some Cajun/Creole dishes and would really like some help with recipes on seasoning mixes to help get me there. Recipes for simple recipes like red beans & rice, gumbo, jambalaya etc are most welcome.
I find it funny that you can take about 8 spices and they define barbecue. I'm good at barbecue. If you change the ratio, you get blackening seasoning. If you change them a little more, you get a Cajun/Creole seasoning. I know my way around the grill and I have one or two seasoning mixes that I've made that are perfect, (to me). They are great on pork, chicken, and ribs. I take these same ingredients and try to make a Cajun/Creole seasoning, and it always fails. I've tried chicken gumbo, bourbon chicken, jambalaya, all from scratch. They are all one-dimensional and I didn't want to finish the servings. It's like the rice soaks up all of the seasoning and the rest of the dish is just sort of blah. Please help.
I find it funny that you can take about 8 spices and they define barbecue. I'm good at barbecue. If you change the ratio, you get blackening seasoning. If you change them a little more, you get a Cajun/Creole seasoning. I know my way around the grill and I have one or two seasoning mixes that I've made that are perfect, (to me). They are great on pork, chicken, and ribs. I take these same ingredients and try to make a Cajun/Creole seasoning, and it always fails. I've tried chicken gumbo, bourbon chicken, jambalaya, all from scratch. They are all one-dimensional and I didn't want to finish the servings. It's like the rice soaks up all of the seasoning and the rest of the dish is just sort of blah. Please help.