Chesapeake Bay Seasoning Mix Recipe

This spice mix, similar to Old Bay Seasoning, is great with all types of seafood. If you eat a lot of seafood, multiply this recipe as much as you want and keep it on hand in an airtight sealed container. I would recommend making up a batch that will be used within 1 month so you have the freshest flavor.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground celery seed
• 1 teaspoon sweet Hungarian paprika
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation:

In a small mixing bowl, stir together salt, cayenne, celery seed, paprika, mustard, black pepper, bay leaf, allspice, ginger, nutmeg, cardamom, and cinnamon until well-combined.

Seasoning mix will keep indefinitely in a tightly covered container, stored at cool room temperature in a dark place.

Yield: about 3 tablespoons

Recipe Source: Simply Shrimp: 101 Recipes for Everybody's Favorite Seafood by Rick Rodgers (Chronicle Books)
Reprinted with permission.