Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Bayou Blend Louisiana Style Seasoning

Heck, I'm getting way behind on reviewing hot sauces, so I've resorted to getting some condensed information out, which I plan to follow up on in greater detail when time permits.

This seasoning comes from Mossy Bayou Foods located in Louisiana. You can find them online at www.mossybayou.com

This is stuff is quite delicious. The label doesn't give much away as to its contents, it merely lists - Black pepper, garlic powder and "other" spices. Clearly from the taste, the "other" component packs a real punch. The first taste to hit the tongue is salt, quite a lot of it, and it surprises me that it isn't listed separately on the ingredients list. So this isn't really a condiment, it's designed to be used liberally at the pre cooking stage on meats, fish etc where the sodium strength will cook down. Buy hey, what the heck, I've started using it here and there as a condiment replacement for the salt shaker, it tastes that good.
The spice blend is hard to break down into individual components, there's a lot going on. Certainly the black pepper and garlic are quite prominent yet there's a little more heat than just black pepper.
I've used this in steaks and on BBQ and it always works with the food, never against it. You can use it quite liberally on meats that take longer to cook and certainly use it successfully as a marinade in a dry rub format.
So it's a really tasty and versatile seasoning and my recommendation is that you check it out. It isn't hot, so you can always throw in a little extra chile powder to build more heat if you wish, but this could certainly form the backbone of a good hot spice rub.

Enjoy!

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