Chicken Spice Mix Recipe - Tips & Tricks | Club Foody

 

Over the years, I’ve been mixing a lot of spice blends. It all started because I found that Montréal Steak Spice sold at the store was way too salty 🧂! To remedy that situation, I looked on the label and tried to duplicate it while reducing the sodium amount… it worked!
 
I started doing this with other blends and eventually, I created several of my own like this featured one… Chicken Spice Mix! Like all the others, this recipe is quick and easy to make 👨‍🍳👩‍🍳! With a gorgeous combination of different spices such as smoked paprika, onion powder, rosemary, etc., this will certainly enhance your foods.
 
It’s a great spice recipe to have on hand. Besides its amazing flavor 🤩, this is a nice way to recycle your spices. Like anything else, they don’t last forever. With time, they lose their potency so this is a smart way to use them up by creating other blends.
 
I use this Chicken Spice Mix when I do rotisserie on the barbecue 🔥, for my oven baked chicken method or when making my Beer Can Chicken. It can also be used for any other poultry such as duck, turkey, geese, quail, pheasant, and so on.
 
This Chicken Spice Mix is an excellent one to make. After mixing 🥄 the ingredients very well, it can be stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry area. It will keep for up to 3 to 4 months.
Bon Appétit! 🍽
 
Here are the ingredient amounts for Chickes Spice Mix…
1 1/2 tbsp. smoked paprika
1/2 tbsp. onion powder
1/2 tbsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1 tsp. ground thyme
1 tsp. dried rosemary, chopped
1 tsp. ground sage
1 tsp. ground Himalayan pink salt
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper (I always use mixed peppercorns)
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
 
In a bowl, combine all the ingredients and whisk until blended. Store the blend in an airtight container in a dark, cool place. Yields ¼ cup.
 
Check out these other spice blend recipes… 😀
– Homemade Old El Paso Taco Seasoning
– Za’atar Spice Blend
– German Gingerbread Spice • Lebkuchengewürz
– Italian Seasoning • Homemade Blend
– Fish Rub • Homemade Blend
– Greek Seasoning • Homemade Blend
– Homemade Mixed Spice – Épices Mélangées
– Pumpkin Pie Spice ~ Homemade Blend
– Coffee Cocoa Rub
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Beer Can Chicken Recipe • Juicy and Delicious! | Club Foody

 

The other day, I was talking 📞 with my brother and we were sharing our favorite barbecued foods. We both always liked anything on the grill. While I was telling him about Huli-Huli Chicken, Elotes, Canadian Smoky Pork Ribs, and Grilled Tuna Steaks, he was telling me his…
 
At one point, he brought up something I’ve never tried before and it’s Beer Can Chicken! When I told David about it, we were curious about trying it. We bought the appropriate roasting kit, got a whole chicken 🐓, and made it…
 
It was an OMG 🤯!
The meat was juicy and so delicious! The well-seasoned chicken sitting on a canister filled with beer along with herbs and a large garlic clove 🧄, is grilled on the barbecue until it reaches an internal temperature of 175ºF while being brushed with my lovely BBQ Sauce for Chicken…
 
Like any of my recipes, this Beer Can Chicken is loaded with flavor! After being rinsed under cold water 💦 and patted dry, the bird sits right on top of the canister. From there, I apply a gorgeous rub made with my homemade Chicken Spice Mix, brown sugar and canola oil. That alone gives an amazing taste to it.
 
The roasting kit can be found at most hardware stores or online. The price is reasonable and it comes with a canister and a lid, a stand to slide the canister in and a tray with handles. If you don’t want to buy it 🛒, here’s another way of doing it…
 
Sacrifice yourself by drinking half the beer 🍺 and fill it up with chopped basil, thyme sprigs and roughly chopped garlic. Place the can on an aluminum tray with edges in case the little guy gets drunk during the roasting time and falls off, creating a mess on the grill.
 
Either you go with or without the kit, make sure the bird is sitting comfortably over the canister by moving its legs forward to balance the weight, then apply the rub, coating the entire surface. I use canola oil in the rub with its smoke point at 450ºF but clarified butter 🧈 can be used (smoke point 480ºF).
 
With the heat ranging from 375ºF to 400ºF, the stand (or aluminum tray) is placed in the middle of the barbecue on indirect heat 🔥, close the lid and cook until the internal temperature reads 175ºF… easy-peasy, right!
 
After 45 minutes it has been sitting there… literally, we’ll brush on some of my BBQ Sauce for Chicken. I normally use a cup. We’ll close the lid and repeat every 15 minutes until it’s done. Depending on the size of your bird, it can take from 1:30 to 2 hours ⏰.
 
This Beer Can Chicken roasting method gives incredible results! Basted from the inside and well-seasoned outside, this is a delicious BBQ recipe to make this summer 🌴.
Bon Appétit! 🍽
 
Check out these other great BBQ & grilling recipes… 😀
– Yakitori Chicken Skewers
– Bison Burgers with Bourbon Onion Jam
– Kansas City Style Pork Ribs
– Fire Roasted Salsa
– Blackened Grilled Fish
– Turkish Kebabs
– Grilled Shrimp Summer Salad
– Greek Ouzo Pork Kebabs
– Grilled Marlin Steaks
and for even more BBQ recipes 🔥, click on this link… Recipe Category • BBQ & Grilling

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Classic Burger Sauce Recipe • A Great Condiment! | Club Foody

 

I never liked burger joints but I do love burgers… I like homemade burgers! They’re freshly made and not under seasoned. These are probably one of our favorite finger foods besides chicken wings 🐓. It doesn’t matter which season it is, David and I enjoy our burgers all year round…
 
We’ve created many recipes throughout the years. With over a dozen of them, we have a delicious rotation of burgers 🍔. Although they’re all incredibly tasty, we do, occasionally, top them with this delicious condiment… my Classic Burger Sauce!
 
This super quick ⏳ and easy recipe is simply fabulou! With a mix of different condiments along with seasonings, this is a sauce that it sure to enhance your burgers. It’s pretty similar to the one they spread on the Big Mac except it has more zip to it!
 
I’m sure you’ll have all the ingredients to make 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳 this Classic Burger Sauce recipe. It needs mayonnaise, regular ketchup, sweet relish, and prepared yellow mustard in addition to smoked paprika, onion and garlic powder plus freshly ground black pepper.
 
As a foody, you know I like making most of my condiments. Mayonnaise as well as Sweet Relish are both homemade recipes. Do I make them from scratch all the time? No, of course not. Like anyone else, I use the store bought 🛒 unless I have some already made…
 
One of our friends 👩‍🦰 told me that this was a tastier version of Heinz Secret Burger Sauce which I’ve never heard of. The bonus with this sauce is the freshness and also, it’s elevated with spices… not a lot but enough to bring it a notch higher in the flavor department.
 
An ingredient that I don’t use while most recipes do is vinegar. The logic here is this; there’s vinegar in ketchup, sweet relish and prepared yellow mustard. By adding more vinegar, it unbalances the flavor and makes it super tangy 🤢. Go ahead if you want to add some but the results won’t be the same.
 
With BBQ season in play, this delicious Classic Burger Sauce is a great condiment to have on hand. Besides being used as a topping for burgers, it can be a delightful spread for sandwiches 🥪 as well as a dip for other fried foods such as Onion Rings, French Fries, Chicken Nuggets, etc.…
Bon Appétit! 🍽
 
Here are several more condiment recipes for you to enjoy… 😀
– Sweet & Spicy German Mustard
– Easy Pickled Green Beans
– Aïoli
– Homemade Horseradish
– Bread & Butter Pickles
– Basil Lemon Butter
– Sweet Chili Sauce
– Pickled Red Onions
– Thai Yellow Curry Paste
and for even more sauce recipes 🥣, click on this link… Recipe Category • Sauces & Marinades

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Cacio e Pepe Recipe • A Classic Italian Dish! | Club Foody

 

Most of the time, life can be very busy and prepping a nice homemade meal can be a challenge! When this occurs, we all reach for those 30-minute recipes. Without compromising on flavor, they’re very convenient and usually budget-friendly 💰.
 
Pasta dishes fall under this category. Many takes less than half-an-hour ⏰ to make. I think of Shrimp Fra Diavolo, Spaghetti alla Carbonara or Aglio e Olio, Penne alla Vodka, and many others as well as this one Cacio e Pepe!
 
This delicious classic is the perfect weeknight meal to have or when time is in short supply. With only 5️⃣ ingredients, this simple recipe is so tasty especially if you enjoy cheeses and peppercorns as much as I do.
 
Cacio e Peppe which translates to “cheese 🧀 and pepper” is ideal when I don’t want to be in front of the stove too long. Although easy to make, there’s some technical points to follow so you can achieve a nice, creamy sauce without it turning into a clumpy mess.
 
First, the noodles are cooked until almost done in a large shallow skillet on low boil. With just enough water 💦 to cover the spaghetti, this increases the amount of starch. Also, very little salt is added to the low volume of water. The reason is we’ll be using the pasta water to make the sauce.
 
While the pasta is gently boiling, the freshly ground peppercorns are sautéed on low heat for just a couple of minutes ⏳ enough to wake up the fragrance. I always use “mixed” peppercorns. You can use only black if you want but the mixed ones have added layers of flavor instead of just one note.
 
From there, the heat is slightly increased to medium-low and a couple ladles of pasta water is added to the peppercorns to prevent them from burning 🔥. When the noodles are almost done, they’re transferred to the peppercorn mixture while a ¼ cup of pasta water is set aside to cool off for the cheeses later.
 
To finish cooking the noodles, there’s more pasta water from the pan where they initially cooked that is added to the skillet – a couple ladles at a time. That’s the reason why we go easy on the salt 🧂 when boiling the noodles. By the way, the heat is on medium-low and don’t worry, it will cook.
 
The spaghetti is tossed until it absorbs all the water. It’s basically like making risotto – we add hot liquid, stirring 🥄 constantly which helps the pasta release its starch. We repeat this water addition and tossing until it’s done then we’ll turn off the heat to allow it to cool for 2 to 4 minutes.
 
Meanwhile, we’ll add a little bit of that ¼ cup cooled reserved pasta water to the cheeses that we blended together, stir, add more, and continue until it forms a paste. According to my friends 👩‍🦰👱‍♀️👩‍🦱, this method is not as friendly as it sounds so here’s another way of doing this step…
 
Simply put the cheeses in the jar of a blender and keep adding cooled pasta water until it turns into a creamy texture. You might add more than a ¼ cup of pasta water so reserve about ½ cup. This is probably the safest way of making 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳 it without risking the sauce turning into a clumpy mess.
 
Back to the spaghetti…
If using the blender method, pour over the pasta, stir to coat and serve. The first method is to add the paste and stir until the mixture gets creamy. This is the tricky part… it can get gummy as it refuses to melt. The solution is to add a little bit more pasta water 💧 while stirring.
 
Cacio e Pepe is a traditional Roman dish! With only 5 ingredients, it’s a meal that comes together quickly. Its simplicity with its bold flavors makes this recipe a perfect weeknight meal or when time 🕢 is in short supply.
Bon Appétit! 🍽
 
Check out these other great pasta recipes… 😀
– Zucchini Pork Penne
– Pasta Primavera
– Meat Manicotti
– Orzo with Chicken & Asiago
– Fettuccine alle Vongole – Clam Fettuccine
– Ultimate 8 Cheese Vegetable Lasagna
– Italian Stuffed Pasta Shells
– Creamy Shrimp Linguine
– Creamy Tortellini Boscaiola
and for even more pasta recipes 🍝, click on this link… Recipe Category • Pasta & Pizza

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Mexican Salad Dressing Recipe • Amazingly Tasty! | Club Foody

 

With over a thousand recipes and almost 10 years as a food blogger, you know by now that I love making most food from scratch. My motto is “why buy it when it can be made at home” 🏡. Yes, I know, it’s a little more work but the results are fresher and also healthier…
 
Dressings and vinaigrettes are among them. I think of Russian Dressing, Roasted Red Pepper Parmesan Vinaigrette, Creamy Cilantro-Lime Dressing, Italian Vinaigrette, Creamy Avocado Dressing 🥑, Mandarin Orange Vinaigrette with Sesame, and more. Here’s another one to add to this list… Mexican Salad Dressing!
 
With a gorgeous combination of ingredients, this quick and easy condiment recipe is perfect for your salads. It can also be used as a dipping sauce for wings, crudités 🥕, meatballs, onion rings, etc. It yields a generous cup.
 
As I mentioned, this Mexican Salad Dressing can be a great addition to your salads as well as a dipping sauce. If it’s used to dip your wings, French fries 🍟, and so on, it’s good as is but as a salad dressing, the consistency is a little thick. To thin it up, stir in milk, adding a little at a time, until desired consistency.
 
As this lovely condiment is made from scratch without any preservatives, barely any sodium 🧂 plus using creamy ingredients, it won’t last that long in the fridge. It should be consumed within 3 to 4 days at the most.
 
Making this homemade Mexican Salad Dressing recipe (or any others) is so easy plus it’s very tasty! It takes less than 10 minutes ⏳ and you get yourself a flavorful condiment that can be used for different applications…
Bon Appétit! 🍽
 
Check out these other delicious dressing and viniagrette recipes… 😀
– Zippy Ranch Dressing
– Mustard Vinaigrette
– Blue Cheese Dressing
– Asian Peanut Dressing
– Catalina Dressing
– Raspberry Vinaigrette
– Pomegranate Molasses Dressing
– Thousand Island Dressing
– Greek Salad Dressing
and for even more condiment recipes, click on this link… Recipe Category • Condiments

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