Homemade sazon seasoning is a mix gorgeous Latin spices, including achiote and cumin and other warm spices.
My black beans and rice will never be the same ever since discovering homemade sazon seasoning! I can't even explain the depth of addiction I have for this blend. The flavors are bold, the color is vibrant and my pallet is forever grateful.
Having lived in Southern California, we saw the best of the best Mexican food, but Puerto Rican flavors are truly special. I have to dedicate this sazon inspiration to Ida from Sweets and Beyond. She has a Youtube cooking channel with authentic Puerto Rican dishes that are out of this world!
What is Sazon?
Sazon seasoning is a blend of beautiful Latin spices with the dominant ingredient being achiote or also called annatto. Annatto comes from the seeds of the achiote tree which are ground up to a powder. The color is so vibrant that it will give a gorgeous red-orange hue to whatever your cooking, such as my one pot sazon chicken with black beans.
Homemade Sazon is just like the Goya Sazon Recipe, but better!
A few notes: You probably have most of these ingredients in your pantry except for the annatto, which can be easily found at many Latin markets. Sazon is also sold as a blend itself, most recognizable by the Goya brand, but most contain MSG, which I am highly sensitive to, so making your own sazon blend will be much healthier. Also, I did not add any salt to the mix, where many pre-made blends do. I always feel like you should season with salt as you wish so you have more control over salt content.
Homemade Sazon Mix
LittleFerraroKitchen.com
Ingredients
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together and pour into spice jar.
Sue Eisenberg says
Are Annatto and a chipotle the same?. Photo shows a choice powder, recipe says Annatto
Samantha Ferraro says
Hello Sue, I will go over the recipe to make it clear. "Achiote" and "Annatto" are used interchangeably. They both refer to Bixa orellana which is a shrub native to South America. I will ad that fact to the recipe so it is clear. Not sure where the Chipotle comes in? Thank you so much for asking, questions like yours are really the only way I grow and make the recipes better. Thank you, Samantha.
Samantha Ferraro says
Hello Sue! Annatto and chipotle are 2 different spices, with chipotle having a smoky flavor and annatto is not smoky and offers more color to the mix. Look for annatto or achiote, which are interchangeable! Please let me know if I can help anymore!
BrightLemonyKitchen says
I made the Sazon and did the Salmon Taco's https://littleferrarokitchen.com/sazon-spiced-salmon-tacos-with-mango-corn-salsa/ It was wonderful. I made extra grilled veggies and corn for use in egg's and Salsa. Wonderful recipe.
Julie+@+Texan+New+Yorker says
Making your own spice rubs is so much fun! This looks awesome, I love achiote!
Samantha says
Thank you so much Julie!
Cindys+Recipes+and+Writings says
What a great idea! I used to add sazon to my rice dishes all the time!
Sarah says
I love sazon, and for some reason it never occurred to me to make it myself! Thanks for the recipe!
MealDiva says
I wish I had this mix in my spice cabinet right now! Yummy!
Liz says
I am adding annatto to my shopping list so I can try out this spice blend. I have a feeling I'll be making this for my friends, too 🙂
Ida D says
Thank you so much for mentioning me! I truly appreciate it! I hope I inspire others to try our yummy Puerto Rican dishes! They are great holiday gifts!
Samantha says
Thank so much Ida!! I really love your videos..I'd love to do videos of my own but need to earn editing! lol
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
I think the gift of spices is a great idea and yours sounds fantastic!
Shannon @VillageGirlBlog says
I love these kind of gifts! The flavors here are out of this world. I cant wait to try!
Tara says
I have never heard of this before. I love everything that is in there and with beans you have my attention!!
Deanna Samaan says
Oh how, this sounds like a great spice mix to use, I can already think of recipe to use it in!
Renee says
Oh my gosh I love sazon! So awesome to make it at home too.