Since my two son
are diagnosed with autism, I make sure they won’t eat anything I think contains
artificial ingredients. One of the essential ingredients in my house is spiced seasoning salt. I use this salt to replace stock cubes that contain a lot of artificial
ingredients. I always make them in
big batches to ensure sure I never run out.
The idea of this
spiced salt come from a very famous roasted dried shrimp salt in Vietnam called
Muối Tây Ninh. This salt is a combination of roasted salt with dried shrimp and
spices like black peppers, garlic, dried and fresh chili that have all the
elements to satisfy your taste buds with strong umami flavour. I replace the shrimp with more spices in my recipe to keep the authentic flavor.
The roasted salt
has wonderful flavour which make any dish taste stronger. You can add it to soup, roasted
potatoes , it also could be used for both vegan and meaty dishes.
Ingredients:
1/3 cups sea
salt flakes and Himalayan salt.
1 table spoon
whole black peppers.
3 cloves garlic ( ginger, onion optional).
1 small chili.
1 table spoon
mixed seeds ( Linwoods brand).
1 and 1/2 table
spoons brown sugar.
1 tea spoon
ground nutmeg.
1 tea spoon
mustard powder.
Methods:
Crush the chili
and garlic together, the finer the better ( if you like onion flavor then chop them finely and add into the salt mixture 3 minutes after roasting).
Combine the
salt, chili, garlic, black peppers, and place on pot or frying pan( avoid using
the nonstick pot and pan because the salt will damage the coating).
Roast on medium
heat for gas and low heat for electric cooker. Toss the mixture constantly.
After 8, the
garlic and chili turn dried add in the mixed seeds, mix well for 2 minutes. You
will find the aroma is released and the salt turns brown.
Quickly transfer
into a mortar and use the pestle to crush all the mixture together.
Transfer back to
the pot, add in sugar, mustard and nutmeg powder and roast for another 1 minute
to make sure all the spices are infused together.
Keep in a
airtight jar and it will last as normal salt.
Chinese chefs often make their own seasoned salt. In this video chef Lupe Liang makes his which used in Chinese cooking.
Chef Andrew shows you how to make seasoned salt using fresh Western herbs
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