Please Help With Homemade Taco Seasoning Question!!!
By Paula1966
@Paula1966 (1102)
United States
December 21, 2008 12:20pm CST
My husband is on a reduced sodium diet, so a lot of the conveniences we previously used are now no-nos. Last night we mixed together a recipe off the web for homemade taco seasoning. It was 2 tbsp no-sodium chili powder, 4.5 tsp cumin, 5 tsp paprika, 2 TBSP onion powder, 1 TBSP garlic powder, one-eighth tsp cayenne, 2 tsp flour. Now, I will admit, I did NOT use the flour. It tasted good, but when I was cooking it it made a foam on top which I had to keep folding into the meat, and it looked... grainy. A few of the tacos actually seemed to have a grainy texture. Is this because I left out the flour?
Thanks in advance.
3 responses
@Angra_Mainyu (377)
• United States
21 Dec 08
I make it all of the time following a similar recipe. I just guess it right. LOL It should have been fine. Could it have been the seasonings?
@Paula1966 (1102)
• United States
21 Dec 08
I'm not really sure... the spices were new (why my hubby decided to open the new ones rather than the ones already opened, I can't fathom). We just dumped them in a baggie to mix them... maybe I should have put them in the coffee grinder? I didn't think that would be neccesary since all the ingredients were already powder. Well, at least Mr. Picky (my hubby) wolfed them down, regardless. :)
@stejhas (209)
• United States
22 Dec 08
I make my own taco seasoning, too... I actually came up with my own recipe using my sense of smell and taste - and it is so good! - Even though I made it on a whim because we were out of seasoning packets, my family (and young daughter) loved it so much that we will never go back to the packets!
I use Tastefully Simple seasonings - Simply Salsa Mix & Fiesta Party Dip Mix, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder and a little Chili seasoning.... (just a little bit of each... I defitely don't go overboard). It doesn't have that redish/orangish look like the packets make, but it tastes WAY better.
I would suggest just following your senses and only adding what you think you need to make the seasoning... as for the foam, I don't know, but I it doesn't sound right and I probably wouldn't make that recipe again!
@snowy22315 (182192)
• United States
21 Dec 08
I would have thought that formula would work fine. I don't know what happened with your tacos or why they turned out grainy. I guess you should just play with the recipe until you find something that will work for you.
