Green Seasoning

Content… What Is It? Recipe Ingredients How to Make It Recipe Variations Tips and Tricks Make-Ahead Instructions FAQs How to Use It More Amazing Sauce and Seasoning Recipes to Try Watch How to Make It

What Is Green Seasoning?

It’s a versatile sauce or paste common throughout the Caribbean and certain parts of Africa. We use it mainly to marinate beef, chicken, or fish. Each region and country has its own variation with different herbs and spices to suit their tastes.

Recipe Ingredients

1. Vegetables – Celery, onion, green onion, garlic, and grated ginger all make an appearance thanks to their aromatic and flavorful characteristics. Green hot peppers will kick up the spiciness.
2. Herbs – A delicious blend of fresh herbs (thyme, basil, rosemary, and parsley) gives this sauce lots of flavor and a bright green hue. 🌿
3. Spices  – Since the herbs and veggies are pretty potent in this seasoning, we go light on the spices. So salt and optional Maggi powder are the only extras.

How to Make Green Seasoning

• Grind – Puree all the ingredients in a food processor or blender into a fine paste. You might have to do this in batches. If using a blender, add as little water as possible to facilitate blending. If using a food processor, you don’t need liquid. (Photos 1-7)
• Store it in glass jars with airtight lids in the fridge. If not using it within a couple of days, pour it into an ice cube tray and freeze it. After the cubes are completely frozen, take them out of the tray and store them in ziplock bags for 3-6 months. Thaw before using unless they’re going in a soup or stew. (Photos 8-10)

Tips and Tricks

1. You can vary this blend’s flavor by adding more of your favored herbs and less of what you don’t care for. My favorites are basil and parsley, so I included more of them. Feel free to adapt each herb to suit your taste.
2. This seasoning makes a great basting or grilling sauce for your favorite meat. Alternatively, drop a cube or a tablespoon in stews or soups to ramp up their flavor.
3. You don’t need extra liquid if using a food processor. But if you use a regular blender, add barely enough water or oil to blend the ingredients.

Make-Ahead Instructions

You can make green seasoning for up to two days before using it if you store it in the fridge. Or you can freeze the seasoning into an ice cube tray. When the seasoning is completely frozen, remove the cubes and store them in ziplock freezer bags for 3-6 months.

Thaw the cubes if using them as a marinade, but it’s not necessary if adding them to soups and stews.

FAQs

Recipe Variations

1. The best thing about green seasoning is a million ways to personalize it. Add or subtract any herbs or veggies you want. Or add more of your favorite herbs to highlight specific flavors. Then make it mild, or make it extra spicy. You can literally make it any way you like.
2. If you want a more stable shelf life in the fridge, add ¼ cup of olive oil and a dash of vinegar for something similar to chimichurri.

How to Use Green Seasoning

Use green seasoning to flavor all your favorite meats. I love it on chicken and often add it to fish in banana leaves. It’s also delicious in rice dishes, pasta, meat, fish, soups, and stews. Try adding a cube to albondigas soup or oxtail soup to up your flavor game.

More Amazing Sauce and Seasoning Recipes to Try

1. Browning Sauce – A sweet and savory three-ingredient sauce that gives a wide array of dishes a deep flavor and beautiful color.
2. Creole Seasoning – A homemade Cajun spice mix that will add depth of flavor and a spicy kick to all your favorite meats and more.
3. Homemade Taco Seasoning  – Everything you love about taco seasoning without the shady ingredients (ahem; MSG and preservatives) that are all too common in the store-bought variety.
4. Jamaican Jerk Seasoning – Make your own jerk seasoning to bring Caribbean dishes to life.
5. Sazon Seasoning – An all-purpose spice mix that’s as flavorful as versatile for a Tex-Mex flair.

Watch How to Make It

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This blog post was published in May 2013 and has been updated with additional tips, new photos, and a video