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Piri Piri Seasoning

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You can buy ready made piri piri spices or make your own. I love making my own when I have the time but if I am pressed for time my go-to piri piri spice is the Schwartz Perfect Shake one below.

Piri Piri Blend

Making your own doesn’t take much time to be honest but I sometimes get a little lazy!

If you want to give it a go making your own, all you need to do is mix together the following:

  • 2 tsp paprika (regular, never smoked)
  • 2tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 3 tsp garlic salt
  • 3 tsp onion granules
  • 2 Maggi seasoning cubes, crumbled (optional)

Maggi Seasoning

For more (or less) heat, you can adjust the amount of chilli and paprika. And that’s all there is to it! I buy the Maggi seasoning from my local Asian greengrocers but I have seen it in Asda on their ‘World Foods’ aisle.

When I want to marinade chicken (or fish etc) in piri piri seasoning, I will use the above spices and add a couple of tablespoons lemon juice to it and keep it marinating for as long as I can before cooking it.

JD Seasonings

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I recently bought some spice mixes from an online company called jdseasonings.co.uk after seeing so many people using it and recommending it. I must admit I was not impressed with their piri piri seasoning. As soon as I opened the little pot all I could smell was smoked paprika. It had a strong odour, it was really off putting but I did use it hoping it would taste better than it smelled, but it didn’t!
That’s just my own personal view, I know there are a lot of people that love their products. I am not one of them, not with the piri piri seasoning anyway. I’ve used their chips and wedges rub which was nice but I think I would happily just sprinkle my chips with salt and chilli only. I also bought the fajitas blend and steak rub. I am hoping I will love one of them!

Selection of JD Seasonings

If you’ve bought anything from this company, do let me know what it was and what you thought of it.

I can’t fault the company’s service though. My order arrived within a couple of days of ordering and it was very easy to order.