I'm obssessed with Louisiana style blackened at the moment.
It makes meat and fish taste better than I ever could have imagined.

I had a blackened tuna steak in New Orleans three weeks ago that was definitely the best thing I've ever eaten, and now order everything blackened.

I'll be giving it a go at home for the first time this week.

Get your hands on some blackened seasoning.

Melt a little butter and coat your meat/fish in it, then liberally coat in blackened seasoning.

Heat some oil in a cast iron skillet until it just begins to smoke.

Then fry your fish/meat.

Apparently, the secret is to turn it just once.

The finished product should have a black, slightly crispy crust a be nice and juicy inside.

Serve with rice and salad or summer vegetables.
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 13:51, 34 replies)

What's in this stuff?
Minstrels?
(Shamelesspendant Better dead then smeg., Mon 1 Jul 2013, 13:53, closed)

Racist.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 13:55, closed)

What's racist about pretentious Smarties?

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 13:57, closed)

SMARTIES ARE PEOPLE TOO YOU KNOW.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 14:05, closed)

TASTY PEOPLE IN A CRISP SUGAR SHELL.
Yum.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 14:10, closed)

Except the blue ones.
They can fuck off back where they came from.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 15:53, closed)

www.b3ta.com/questions/foodporn/post2004411
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 17:12, closed)

It's not racist if it's true.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 17:54, closed)

Chocolate racist

(Shamelesspendant Better dead then smeg., Mon 1 Jul 2013, 14:00, closed)

Unpossible.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 14:05, closed)

I SEE YOU!
chocolate man
( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 14:12, closed)

Seriously though
what is it? Some sort of Cajun hybrid?
(Shamelesspendant Better dead then smeg., Mon 1 Jul 2013, 14:09, closed)

The basic is,
salt, cayenne pepper, paprika, oregano, thyme and black and white pepper, but you often see garlic powder and onion powder added, and sometimes some other herbs.
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 14:14, closed)

Sounds awesome
Where would I acquire this,is it common in the hinterlands these days?
(Shamelesspendant Better dead then smeg., Mon 1 Jul 2013, 14:17, closed)

Well, being in South Florida these days, it's the supermarket for me,
but I'd try Amazon. Apparently, Louisiana Fish Fry brand is the best. Just make sure you buy the blackened seasoning and not the fish fry, as that's for breading fried fish.

www.amazon.com/Louisiana-Fish-Fry-Products-Blackened/dp/B00356JU5C/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1372684994&sr=8-5&keywords=blackened+seasoning
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 14:23, closed)

I read that as breeding and thought you where off your head.

(Shamelesspendant Better dead then smeg., Mon 1 Jul 2013, 14:33, closed)

Aren't they the key ingredients of every single American dish?

( Wet-chinned bag shanker Cannot parse Wogan, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 14:17, closed)

Not really,
I just moved to Florida from Colorado, and the key ingredients in the Rockies seemed to be red meat melted cheese and carbs.
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 14:20, closed)

They also ruin fruit dishes with fake cinnamon.
And slop fake mayo and fake hollandaise on things.

And there's that pasta and tinned tuna and soup. That's totally Gordon Bleurgh.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 15:38, closed)

Ah. "Cajun" spices.
For people who don't like the taste of actual food. I thought that died out in the nineties.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 15:03, closed)

What?
You thought that in the nineties, an entire region collectively thought fuck it, we've been doing it wrong for 350 years, let's start eating cheeseburgers, instead.
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 15:36, closed)

You do appreciate that the little jar of bitter old dried herbs that you're rubbing into your fodder isn't actually the entire cuisine of a diverse region ... right?
But I do love that the only possible alternative you could suggest was hamburger.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 15:40, closed)

I think the herbs have to be dried.
What would you rather I do, buy the herbs and spices separately, and mix my own, for exactly the same affect? Or do you think I should grow my own herbs and spices, dry them in the sun, then bleat about what a great experience it was in a letter to The Guardian while wanking over Barbara from The Good Life?
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 16:12, closed)

Not sure why you think I'd have any opinion about what you should do.
I'm just scoffing at shitty packet spice mixes. Eat them as much as you like for all I care.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 16:31, closed)

I Think if it's not over used then it's tasty stuff.
With pork belly or chicken especially.
(Shamelesspendant Better dead then smeg., Mon 1 Jul 2013, 15:36, closed)

If it comes ready-mixed in a little pot then you're already conceding that you hate food and by extension yourself.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 15:42, closed)

In fact it comes in a huge pot from the range
and conceding that I hate myself is generally not related to my food intake.

On a similar theme; Chinese five spice plus soy sauce and sesame oil is a kick arse marinade for salmon.
(Shamelesspendant Better dead then smeg., Mon 1 Jul 2013, 15:53, closed)

You get pre-packed spice mix from a pot on the range? Whut?

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 15:55, closed)

Ha - The Range is a shop that sells everything from jacuzzi's to textiles & large pots of spices.

(Shamelesspendant Better dead then smeg., Mon 1 Jul 2013, 15:57, closed)

Oh man.
Imagine the quantity of gumbo you could cook up in a jacuzzi.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 16:02, closed)

I'll repeat what I said above.
What would you rather I do, buy the herbs and spices separately, and mix my own, for exactly the same affect? Or do you think I should grow my own herbs and spices, dry them in the sun, then bleat about what a great experience it was in a letter to The Guardian while wanking over Barbara from The Good Life?
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 16:16, closed)

Margot.
You ruin the fantasy, otherwise.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 17:16, closed)

Dude. No way.
Margot just watches from the doorway and makes scathing remarks about your performance. Any fool knows the Good Life Wank Rules.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 17:54, closed)

Oh Gerry!

( edjogs Collared doves are shit., Mon 1 Jul 2013, 19:35, closed)