It is so easy to make your own barbecue salt. I make this as I don’t like what goes into the commercial ones. Most have them have maize as a filler, and include sugar. Some of them even contain MSG and all sorts of colourings. With Christmas a month away you could make this up for friends to give as edible gifts.
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I have lived more than a third of my life in Gordons Bay. The wind is fierce and most days in summer it blows. This ranges from a gentle breeze to gale force strength. But it cools the air and is a necessity we live. And it does not bother me at all as I am used to it. The first night it blows I might have trouble falling asleep. And when it suddenly stops in the middle of the night, the quiet wakes me. Thankfully we don’t get the winter wind as that brings with it the cold weather and rain. On our second day in Maratea the wind started howling. Straight away my eustachian tubes were blocked. I could barely hear what was being said around me. And I could hear my own voice echoing in my head.
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To make it worse, I could feel the wind pounding in my head. I was not in any pain which was a good thing. But it was so uncomfortable and affected my balance. I totally understood why people say the wind drives them mad. And there was no escaping the wind. Thankfully at home we can sort of escape the wind. Our house is built to take the brunt of it, leaving us with a sheltered patio. We can sit outside in summer, and do what South Africans like to do every night, braai. We have two barbecues at home. One is a gas braai underneath the patio roof, and the other is what I call a boys braai. It is a barbecue that uses wood, and is perfect for when we are socializing. No matter which one we use, we always season our food with barbecue salt.
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Barbecue Salt
Ingredients
- 30 mls salt flakes
- 15 mls black peppercorns
- 10 mls smoked paprika
- 10 mls dried ginger
- 10 mls ground coriander
- 5 mls ground turmeric
- 5 mls ground cumin
- 5 mls ground cloves
- 5 mls ground cinnamon
- 5 mls ground allspice
Method
- Place all of the ingredients into a non stick frying pan
- Lightly toast over a low temperature
- Once toasted, place into a spice grinder and grind till smooth
- Place into a bottle to store, and use as needed
Inspiration published on Lavender and Lime November 23:
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- 2016 – James Sedgwick Distillery
- 2015 – Macarons
- 2012 – Secret Santa 2012
- 2011 – Ingredient Challenge: Ready Steady Cook
- 2010 – Bacon And Mushroom Pasta
Lovely combination of flavours.
🙂 Mandy xo
Thank you Mandy xx
This is a great idea and very useful. Our barbecue days are on hold as winter has finally arrived but I’m saving it for spring 🙂 Hope you’re keeping nice and warm.
Amalia
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Thankfully summer has arrived here – but not for long as we have some cold weather coming our way 🙂
That’s interesting what you say about wind. I actually don’t like wind at all and find it really messes me up and makes me very ill. Even enough to want to avoid living by the water!
I am sorry to hear that xx
I love the idea of making this as an edible Christmas gift! Homemade gifts are awesome. And my favorite BBQ joint just shut down…womp womp so there’s really no place to go now.
This really makes for a great gift xx
Nice collection of spices in your BBQ salt, I’ll have mix up a batch. Sounds like you got yourself a weekday BBQ (gas) and a weekend BBQ (wood). We have a gas (weekdays) and a charcoal (weekends) BBQ, that salt will come in handy.
We should make better use of the weekend braai, but we don’t. Hope you enjoy the salt 🙂
This makes so much sense. I only do my own rubs and spice mixtures, although there is a curry powder that I’ve used occasionally because it’s so good. But I’ve never made a BBQ salt, and it’s a brilliant idea!
Thank you so much!