Recipes

Blackened Fish or Chicken

Cooking for One  Crowd Cooking  Dinner  Dinner Party  Egg-Free  Fish  Gluten-Free  High Protein  Kid Friendly  Low Calorie  Low Cholesterol  Low Saturated Fat  Lunch  Main Dish  Misc. One Dish  Spicy  Stove  Sugar-Free  The Zone (High Protein)  

• Cooking Time: 15
• Servings: 4-6
• Preparation Time: 5
•  2 tablespoons ground paprika
•  1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
•  1 tablespoon onion powder
•  2 teaspoons salt
•  1 tsp cumin
•  1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
•  1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
•  1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
•  1/4 teaspoon dried basil
•  1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
•  4 salmon fillets, trout fillets or chicken breasts
•  1/2 cup olive oil

In a small bowl, mix paprika, cayenne pepper, onion powder, salt, white pepper, black pepper, thyme, basil and oregano. Brush salmon fillets on both sides with 1/4 cup of olive oil, and sprinkle evenly with the cayenne pepper mixture. Drizzle one side of each fillet with olive oil. In a large, heavy skillet over high heat, cook salmon, butter side down, until blackened, 2 to 5 minutes. Turn fillets, drizzle with remaining olive oil, and continue cooking until blackened and fish is easily flaked with a fork.

I use this at least once a week because it's so easy and it tastes so good on salads, with pastas, rices and more. I keep a spice jar full of the spice combination aside so that I can whip it up really quick, without looking for ingredients. I also plan to make little packets of it and send it with my christmas cards this year.

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