All About Sazon Seasoning or Sazón | Benefits of Sazón
All About Latin Sazon Seasoning | Sazon Spice Blend Seasoning – Pronounced sa-son, is a type of flavourful spice seasoning, or a seasoning salt.
It is majorly used in Puerto Rican, Spanish and Mexican cooking. The word Sazon means ‘seasoning’ in Spanish, so it is easy to see where the name for this seasoning comes from.
In Puerto Rican cookery, also known as Cocinando Criollo or Creole cooking, a rich flavor base is everything.
This is usually achieved by simmering cooking bases like sofrito or recaito with added spice blends, such as sazon and adobo.
The spice blend is used to add a punch of salty flavour to many popular Latin American dishes, including vegetables, beans, tacos and burritos.
This mix of herbs and spices is a classic addition to Arroz con Pollo, but it can be sprinkled on anything from eggs to black bean soup to grilled fish as well.
It is a common “all-purpose” seasoning in Central American cuisine. You will find it absolutely delightful on slow-roasted pork shoulder or even lamb roast!
Make Your Own Seasoning (DIY) – A preservative free homemade sazon seasoning recipe is given below.
What is the nutrition value & benefits of Sazón or Sazon Seasoning?
The spice blend is used to add a punch of salty flavour to many popular Hispanic foods, including vegetables, beans, tacos and burritos.
It has a high sodium value when it comes to nutrition. The nutrition profile contains Carbohydrates: 1g, Sodium: 583mg, Potassium: 39mg, Vitamin A: 15IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 10mg, Iron: 0.8mg
Dietary Usage: Consume in moderation
What kind of flavour does sazon have?
The spice blend has a distinctively savoury taste. It has a mild, smooth flavour that has subtle garlic and onion notes with herby undertones.
It adds to the taste & flavour and does not impart any heat to the dish it is used to season with.
How is Sazón Seasoning used?
It adds colour and flavour to your meats, fish, poultry, soups, and stews without imparting any heat.
It is usually used in Spanish and Mexican dishes that contain onions and peppers, such as rice and beans, fajitas and meat fillings for tacos, burritos and enchiladas.
You can use it as a spice rub for steaks, pork, chicken, and fish as a marinade before grilling, frying, or baking.
You can also use it to add umami to your soups and stews by sprinkling it as a on the top seasoning.
How does Sazón Seasoning get its colour?
It gets its colour from annatto. Annatto is a seed from the fruit of the achiote tree, that’s ground and often used as a dye.
But annatto isn’t just for colour. It has a distinct flavour as well, that has a warm and earthy taste.
How can I make healthy homemade sazon seasoning?
Typical grocery store brands have MSG and artificial colours and ingredients in them.
To make preservatives free homemade seasoning, you should mix ground coriander, ground cumin, ground annatto seeds, garlic powder, dried oregano, onion powder in the right proportions.
For those on a sodium restricted diet, use this salt free seasoning at the kitchen table as an alternative to commercial salt and seasoning blends.
Sazon goya
Why is store bought sazon spice unhealthy?
Typical grocery store brands have MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) and artificial colours and ingredients in them.
If you are living in South or North Americas, you must have seen orange boxes of Goya Sazón at your grocery stores.
It’s an amazing ingredient with a punch of MSG & other spices to flavour just about any soup, stew, bean dish or braise.
However, it’s incredibly salty, and so full of sodium (7%) that it might give you a migraine.
Sazon Seasoning | Preservative Free Healthy Homemade Sazon Seasoning
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Ground Coriander Seeds dhaniya powder
- 1 tablespoon Ground Cumin Seeds jeera powder
- 1 tablespoon Ground Annatto Seeds achiote
- 1 tablespoon Garlic Powder lehsun powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground black pepper kali mirch powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder pyaz powder
- 2 teaspoon Dried Oregano crushed finely
- 1 teaspoon Sea Salt namak
Instructions
- Gather the ingredients for preservative free, healthy homemade sazon seasoning.
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Mix everything until spices are well combined.
- Place the homemade sazón seasoning in an airtight glass jar.
Notes
- Ensure the spices you are using have not expired.
- If they have been in your cabinet for more than a year, they need to be heat tossed.
- Dry spices expire and flavour become dull & diminished.
- Store the sazon spice blend in an airtight glass jar.
All about sazon seasoning | latin sazon spice blend seasoning
All About Sazón Seasoning – Pronounced sa-son, it is a type of flavourful spice seasoning, or a seasoning salt.
It is majorly used in Spanish and Mexican cooking. Sazon means ‘seasoning’ in Spanish, so it is easy to see where the name for this seasoning comes from.
The spice blend is used to add a punch of salty flavour to many popular Latin American dishes, including vegetables, beans, tacos and burritos.
This mix of herbs and spices is a classic addition to Arroz con Pollo, but it can be sprinkled on anything from eggs to black bean soup to grilled fish as well.
It is a common “all-purpose” seasoning in Central American cuisine. You will find it absolutely delightful on slow-roasted pork shoulder or even lamb roast!
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3 comments
After finding out that Goya supported a certain orange man, I looked everywhere to buy it and all the Goya products and recipes that included Goya products…. I was successful for most, but could not find this one. So I appreciate your substitute recipe! I look forward to making lots and lots of delicious meals with your recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Sumit, for sharing this wonderful recipe. I found Goya Sazon mix at my local supermarket in NY. It has MSG! I’ll be making my own Sazon tonight using your recipe.
Cheers to that. Thanks