Adding a little spice to your… kitchen :) Montreal Steak Seasoning
June 18th, 2012 | 
Author: I got to chit chatting with the waiter who brought over the manager and we got to kibitzing (channeling my days when I hit up this Jewish bakery in Pittsburgh for Challah and the 9,000 the little old woman would correct me on my pronunciation). We talked ‘shop’ and he informed me what the chef uses to season the steak. It was this Montreal Steak Seasoning. Yes.. the same stuff McCormick’s sells in the markets today. If you haven’t tried it.. OH DEAR LORD! It’s heavenly! Put that in your burger or turkey burger. You will sing praises to the heaven’s above! No really, you will 
Well the very next day I went out and bought a little jar of this stuff. I was hooked! I poured some of it out onto a plate to inspect it. I can’t believe I’m going to admit this BUT…
I actually dissected it putting the same ingredients into separate piles. I can’t help it. The engineer in me has to know how it works. Since there wasn’t a program for me to reverse engineer or a dish to unassemble, this was the best way I could figure out what was all in it. Sure some of the stuff was pretty simple as you could disseminate visually however a few of the items you had to taste to figure it out. I think that afternoon I ate 3 tablespoons of spice blend. Yeah, it was NOT pretty. It *almost* turned me off… *almost*. This recipe took a while to put together however I think I got it pretty down pat.
Are those not the cutest labels ever?!
| Adding a little spice to your… kitchen Montreal Steak Seasoning |
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- 3 Tbl dehydrated garlic
- 4 Tbl coarsely ground coriander seeds
- 2 Tbl coarse kosher salt
- 4 Tbl dill weed
- 4 Tbl paprika
- 3 Tbl ground red pepper flakes
- 4 Tbl freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Tbl fennel seeds
- Put all the items in a jar/container and shake vigorously.
- Store in a sealed container out of the light.
Montreal Steak Seasoning
And yes.. aren’t those the cutest little jars EVER?! My in-laws got me a set of them for my birthday. They are PERFECT for holding my own spice blends. I so love these cute little buggers!
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Girl… You are AMAZING !!!!
I love the things you come up with !!!!
*Giggle* Thanks Michele! I try to keep it all practical and stuff most people can use. What I love about this seasoning is that it’s good on chicken, beef, turkey or veggies. OMG… Take some portabella caps, add some olive oil, Worcestershire sauce and some of this seasoning to it then grill. OH DEAR HEAVEN! Vegetarians will go nuts with this!
Wow..what great timing! I love Schillings Montreal Steak Seasoning and was just going to go out and buy bottles of it because I’m having my son’s grad party this weekend and we’re doing a burger bar….I’m making this instead! Thanks!
Congratulations to you and your son! That’s an awesome idea with the burger bar! Are you going to be making different types (beef/turkey/chicken)? If so, this works AWESOME in both turkey and chicken!
I love making my own seasonings just so that I can use more spices and adjust the salt. I just tried this, and OH BOY this was amazing!!! Alone ate 1/2 pound of beef… You got it pretty much right on the dot!! THANKS
Well thank you so much Yonghee!!! I’m the same with you about making my own so I can adjust what I put in (especially the salt!).
This is probably one of my all time favorite spice blends. Not only is it awesome with beef but I use this exclusively in my turkey and chicken burgers. Try it in meatballs next time! Pure HEAVEN!
Best Kitchen Wishes!