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.
Living in Southern California, we have 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 You Tube cooking channel with authentic Puerto Rican dishes that are out of this world! So far I have made her sazon and sofrito with a one pot chicken dish and I have plans to make adobo and mofongo…Mmm…
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
Ingredients
- 2 Tb annatto
- 1 Tb garlic
- 2 tsp coriander
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp oregano
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together and pour into spice jar.
Notes
Nutrition
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Renee says
November 30, 2014 at 3:57 amOh my gosh I love sazon! So awesome to make it at home too.
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Deanna Samaan says
November 30, 2014 at 6:45 amOh how, this sounds like a great spice mix to use, I can already think of recipe to use it in!
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Tara says
November 30, 2014 at 6:46 amI have never heard of this before. I love everything that is in there and with beans you have my attention!!
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Shannon @VillageGirlBlog says
November 30, 2014 at 7:24 amI love these kind of gifts! The flavors here are out of this world. I cant wait to try!
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Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
November 30, 2014 at 10:08 amI think the gift of spices is a great idea and yours sounds fantastic!
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Ida D says
November 30, 2014 at 10:43 amThank 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!
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Samantha says
December 1, 2014 at 7:49 pmThank so much Ida!! I really love your videos..I’d love to do videos of my own but need to earn editing! lol
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Liz says
November 30, 2014 at 12:49 pmI 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 ๐
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MealDiva says
November 30, 2014 at 3:36 pmI wish I had this mix in my spice cabinet right now! Yummy!
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Sarah says
December 1, 2014 at 5:10 pmI love sazon, and for some reason it never occurred to me to make it myself! Thanks for the recipe!
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Cindys+Recipes+and+Writings says
December 3, 2014 at 3:23 amWhat a great idea! I used to add sazon to my rice dishes all the time!
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Julie+@+Texan+New+Yorker says
December 8, 2014 at 12:22 pmMaking your own spice rubs is so much fun! This looks awesome, I love achiote!
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Samantha says
December 8, 2014 at 6:11 pmThank you so much Julie!