Blackened Chicken
Yummy blackened chicken
You’ll need:
| Ingredient | Quantity | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Salt | 1/8 | Tsp. |
| Paprika | 3/4 | Tsp. |
| Cayenne Pepper | 1/3 | Tsp. |
| Cumin (ground) | 1/2 | Tsp. |
| Thyme (dried) | 1/3 | Tsp. |
| Onion Powder | 1/8 | Tsp. |
| Garlic (real) | A few cloves | – |
| Olive oil | Enough | – |
| Cilantro (Optional) | A small handful | – |
| Skillet/Pan w/ Lid | 1 | – |
Instructions
- Slice the chicken breast horizontally in half if it’s big and thick $\Rightarrow$ Put in mixing bowl.
- Dump the spices into mixing bowl, drizzle a little olive oil $\Rightarrow$ mix & rub it in.
- Heat up a skillet/pan. $\Rightarrow$ Once it’s hot, put olive oil inside of it and make sure the bottom of pan is nice and coated with the oil.
- Adjust stove to a medium flame $\Rightarrow$ Put in the spiced-up chicken breasts.
- Flip once bottom starts to blacken (2-3ish minutes - depends on your stove tho).
- Once the other side starts to blacken as well $\Rightarrow$ Adjust flame to a small one $\Rightarrow$
- [Optional] Throw in some cilantro (this adds a light aroma to the chicken)
- Cover with lid while on simmer-level flame and wait like 1-2 minutes.
- Enjoy!
Note:
The taste of salt scales linearly with quantity. Whereas the taste of other spices is non-linear and saturates with increasing quantity.
$\therefore$ don’t be shy to add more spices, but don’t go too crazy on the salt or else it kinda overpowers.