Sazon Seasoning (Latin American)
Sazon seasoning, a natural way to add colour to your food and a vibrant blend of herbs and spices, is a staple in Latin American cuisine. Packed with flavours like achiote, garlic, cumin, it adds a burst of savoury goodness to dishes. Enhance your recipes effortlessly by incorporating this versatile seasoning mix, perfect for rice, meats and more. Elevate your cooking with the rich, authentic taste of sazon. The English translation of Sazon is "seasoning". However, contrary to what it sounds like, sazon isn't necessarily used for seasoning, it is used more for adding colour to food.
3 Tbsp. ground annatto
2 Tbsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. ground cumin
2 Tbsp. coriander powder
1 Tbsp. dried oregano
ΒΌ tsp. ground turmeric
If you have any coarse ingredients, use a coffee grinder or mortar and pestle to finely grind the coarse ingredients into a powder.
Whisk ingredients in a large bowl and funnel sazon seasoning into an airtight container.
Makes 1 cup.
Cook's Notes:
- Store sazon seasoning in an airtight container, away from direct heat or light.
- Your sazon should last 3-6 months.
- The fresher the ingredients, the longer the seasoning will last.
- Your nose knows! Sniff your sazon seasoning; it should smell fresh -this will let you know best if the sazon blend is still new.
- Shake your sazon seasoning before using it, as settling can occur.
- Always use a dry spoon for removing sazon, as a wet spoon will dampen and make the sazon seasoning hard and clumpy.