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Homemade sazon seasoning is a mix gorgeous Latin spices, including achiote and cumin and other warm spices.

Homemade sazon seasoning makes a great gift when placed in a little spice jar and simply tied.

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…

Sazon recipe is a blend of Latin spices, including achiote, cumin, oregano and garlic powder.

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 seasoning is a mix gorgeous Latin spices, including achiote and cumin and other warm spices.

Homemade Sazon seasoning mix makes a great gift with a small recipe card.
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Homemade Sazon Mix

Homemade sazon seasoning is a mix gorgeous Latin spices, including achiote and cumin and other warm spices.
Prep Time5 mins
Total Time5 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Latin
Keyword: Sazon recipe, sazon seasoning, what is sazon, goya sazon recipe
Servings: 1 2.8 oz spice jar
Calories: 49kcal

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

This spice blend is salt-free and MSG-free.

Nutrition

Calories: 49kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 172mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 2.4% | Vitamin C: 12.6% | Calcium: 10.1% | Iron: 20.7%

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  6. 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!

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    • Thank so much Ida!! I really love your videos..I’d love to do videos of my own but need to earn editing! lol

      Reply

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