Gibson's Roasting Salt

Submitted by jdrichardson

"A great seasoning for your favorite cut of steak was found in William Rice's book "Steak Lovers Cookbook." Which gives credit to Chef Mike of Gibsons Restaurant in Chicago. A very easy recipe to make ahead... make plenty as you'll find many other cuts meats and seafood to use it on. The recipe calls for either a blender or food processor but I find the food processor gives more control over the grind. I like it to be more of a coarse grind. I tried it with a blender and it was very fine and hard to control."

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1/2 Cup

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 2 dried bay leaves, broken up
• 2 1⁄4 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 1⁄4 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 1⁄4 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend for 30 seconds. Transfer to a clean jelly jar or spice bottle, cover, label and store with your other spices.
2. For use on that great steak, coat steak with olive oil and sprinkle about 1/4 teaspoon of the roasting salt on each side just before cooking. Also great for grilled vegetables.
3. Enjoy!

Reviews

[kjkvett]

I also have "The Steak Lover's Cookbook" and use Gibson's Roasting Salt all of the time. I don't put black pepper in it though, I can't have that, so I do use a smaller amount of white pepper. I hadn't thought to put cayenne in it. I have used it on steak before I cook it in a cast iron skillet, and have used it at the table on "Oven Fried Chicken" and it is excellent for that.