Chili Powder de la Casa

This is my chili powder recipe that we used in the 2015 Atenas Chili Cook-Off. Out of 22 teams, we won the Peoples Choice Award!


Ingredients:
4 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon chili de árbol powder (Tree chili is a small Mexican Chili with a woody stem that are sometimes called bird’s beak chili.)
2 whole chipotle chili peppers with stems removed, minced and ground to a powder (Chipotle chili is a smoked Jalapeño chili pepper used primarily in Mexican and TexMex cooking.)
2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons smoked Spanish paprika
2 tablespoons garlic powder
3 tablespoons fresh finely minced oregano
1 tablespoon fresh ground coriander seeds
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground clove
4 tablespoon Hot Chili Powder (MySpiceSage.com brand. Ingredients: Chile Pepper, Salt, Cumin, Oregano, Garlic, Cayenne Pepper and Crushed Red Pepper)

Directions:
Mix all the ingredients together until well blended. Store in an airtight jar for up to 6 months.

Yield ~ 1½ cups

Tex Mex

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Wegner's Seasoned Salt (a Lawry’s Seasoned Salt knock off, but better)

This is a blend of spices I put together as a substitute for Lawry's Seasoned Salt. We think this one is actually better. It is the base for our Spicy House Blend*

Mix all the ingredients together. I find a food processor with the chopper blade, or a blender, works best to make sure the marjoram and parsley are finely ground.

2 tablespoons ground pepper
1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder
2 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon onion salt
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon dry marjoram leaves
1 tablespoon minced parsley
1 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon curry powder
1 tablespoon chili powder
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon turmeric
½ cup salt

Store in an airtight shaker to retain freshness.

* See recipe

Spice

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Wegner's Spicy House Seasoning Blend

This is a blend of spices I put together one day to have on hand for seasoning meats and vegetables. It worked so well, I now keep a jar for adding spice to all sorts of foods. It's especially good on pork chops, steaks, avocados, guacamole, corn on the cob, tomatoes, salads, etc.

Mix together

3 Tablespoons of Wegner’s Seasoned Salt* (or Lawry's Seasoned Salt if you must)
1 Tablespoon of ground Cayenne pepper
1 Teaspoon ground Cumin (Comino)
1 Tablespoon Garlic powder
1 Teaspoon Onion powder
1 Teaspoon ground Nutmeg
1 Teaspoon Celery salt
1 Teaspoon Spanish Paprika (hot paprika)

Store in an airtight shaker to retain freshness.

* See recipe

Spice

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