The All-Purpose Seasoning

I love cooking. I eventually figured out that I used some of the same seasonings in a lot of my dishes, so I decided to pre-mix some of them and make a base all-purpose seasoning. So here is one possible version of it.

You'll probably want to have a precision kitchen scale to weigh the ingredients (precision of 0.1g). Mix together:

• 40g regular paprika
• 40g smoked paprika
• 20g ground black pepper
• 15g cayenne pepper
• 10g dried garlic granules
• 5g ground nutmeg
• 2.5g ground cloves

This will look like this:

Now you can just mix this and place it in a dry container. In my case I prefer to add 5 bay leaves and put it in a 700ml bottle (typical size for licor bottles that most people have lying around), like so:

Then just fill the bottle to the brim with (around) 400ml of olive oil. Shake it until mixed. Final result will look like this:

Now notice some things about this mix:

• It has no salt, so you can use it on things where you'll add the salt with the mix or you can use it to season already salted meats (for example).
• It has very little garlic. This is intentional, as I prefer to add fresh garlic to my recipes.
• It is a bit spicy, but not too much, so you can add more if you like it.
• It will precipitate, so shake well before using!

Enjoy.