Old Bay Seasoning (turkey, celery, beef, pepper)

[eureka1]

Originally Posted by Naturen

How do you oven-fry fish?

Coat the fish with egg and bread crumbs (some would add a coat of flour) and bake it in a lightly greased pan. Start with 15 minutes.

[momtothree]

Anything seafood and not sure how to make it? Butter and old Bay. I also like cheese biscuits with a sprinkling of old bay before baking. I also sprinkle it on my fries if having fish and chips.

[Dirt Grinder]

Here's a great use for Old Bay seasoning...

Roast some ears of corn.
Rub them with butter and/or mayo.
Sprinkle the ears with Cotija cheese.
Sprinkle the ears with Old Bay Seasoning.

That's my take on Elote Loco.

[PNW-type-gal]

I like the spice combo but hate how salty it is. Googling around, we came up with a few copycat recipes. This one is close.

Makes 1/2 cup
2 Tablespoons bay leaf powder
1 Tablespoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons sweet paprika
2 teaspoons celery salt (this is a major flavor component, but I cut it back from this)
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

I've also added onion powder. I don't tend to keep bay leaf power on hand (whole bay leaf, yes), so I ground some in a spice grinder.

[LakeLifePA]

I had never had Old Bay until I moved to DC. It's good on chicken wings, but a bit too salty for me. I still prefer good old buffalo sauce.

[GiGi603]

A couple of sprinkles in your ground beef for making hamburgers. Enhances the flavor. I just put a few sprinkles in my meatloaf too...yum.

[MJ7]

Blackened Old Bay for fish, regular Old Bay for crab and lobster.

[P47P47]

Some Old Bay in the flour or corn meal used to coat food for frying adds flavor and color.


Looking at the can in my kitchen just now, I see that the first ingredient is celery salt. I'm surprised. I never considered Old Bay to be particularly salty on its own. I'd like to know exactly how much salt there is in the mixture.

[PNW-type-gal]

Originally Posted by P47P47

Some Old Bay in the flour or corn meal used to coat food for frying adds flavor and color.


Looking at the can in my kitchen just now, I see that the first ingredient is celery salt. I'm surprised. I never considered Old Bay to be particularly salty on its own. I'd like to know exactly how much salt there is in the mixture.

800 mg in a single tablespoon, which says the mix is about 10% salt. Celery salt is a mix of ground celery seeds and salt - celery seeds can be used on sodium-restricted diets as a salt substitute because they taste salty on their own, but have no sodium content.

[MJ7]

Originally Posted by PNW-type-gal

800 mg in a single tablespoon, which says the mix is about 10% salt.

Celery is the main flavor enhancer in Old Bay, and they also have a reduced sodium Old Bay for anyone interested, and it tastes just as good.