It's easy to toast your spices: Before grinding, toast whole
spices in a dry skillet over low heat.
The key to its vibrancy: toasting
the spices in a dry skillet to release their essential oils.
Toasting
your spices in a dry skillet over medium heat until they become fragrant is another great way to wake up the flavor.
Roast
the spices in a dry skillet over medium heat, taking care that they don't burn.
This is accomplished by placing the raw
spices in a dry skillet on top of the stove, in a dry electric frying pan, or on a baking sheet placed under the broiler or in the oven.
Not exact matches
(For deeper flavor, you can toast them
in a
dry skillet for a few seconds first, until they become a little deeper red, but be careful - that is
spice - gold you're playing with there!)
Simply substitute
in your favorite
spice blend for the Spicy
Skillet Dry Rub, and you're good to go!
In case the
skillet is too
dry add couple of splashes of water and saute the
spices for 2 minutes.
Toast the whole coriander and cumin seeds
in a
dry skillet for a few seconds, until fragrant, then place
in a
spice grinder and process to a coarse powder (a few seconds)
For the
spice rub: Toast the ancho chile pieces over low heat
in a
dry skillet until fragrant, shaking the pan so they don't scorch.
Toast fennel and cumin seeds
in a small
dry skillet, over medium - high heat, tossing often, until fragrant, about 1 minute; let cool, then chop, or coarsely grind
in a
spice grinder.
On the first go - round, I aggressively seasoned two skin - on, bone -
in chicken breasts with a
dried spice rub, then roasted them
in a very hot oven, flattened beneath the weight of a second cast iron
skillet.
Toast
spices in a
dry small
skillet over medium heat, tossing often, until fragrant, about 2 minutes (this releases their flavor).
In a
skillet or fry pan
dry roast each of the following separately: - the
spices (fennel, ajwain) and then grind into a powder - the almonds and then chop roughly - the sesame seeds.