Shakshuka Merguez Spice Blend

My girl, Lex, has made a spice blend that we literally put on everything! Perfect balance of flavors and spice levels! 100% Recommended!

Made Shakshuka a breeze! I’d been wanting to try it for months but was intimidated by getting the spice blend wrong; Lex’s Pantry solved that issue. It was actually pretty darn easy to make and will be part of my breakfast menu, going forward. I might even have learned how to pronounce it, today, at the market. Delicious blend, highly recommend.

This one I opened the packet and stopped. I was a bit worried. There is a darker … probably the fennel and coriander with maybe a slightly smoked paprika… but it isn’t a smoked smell exactly…almost a dry fermented something. It does remind me of some meats I have eaten in some odd parts of the world but it is hard for me to put a finger on it and no I have never been to North Africa where this spice has its origins. This is one of those ones where you are going to like this or maybe not. I made my ground beef with this and I liked it. I was trying out the Gyro and Kabob spices at the same time. This was THE most interesting because it was different for me. I made it with a smaller amount of beef compared to the others (I didn’t think I’d like it) and I regret that. Definitely feeling it goes with beef or pork. Not so sure about this with chicken... can't picture veggies.

Why 5/5? I desperately need something new to shake up my taste buds. Right now, given the spices I have... if I was making some kind of beef/lamb/port thing, I'd grab this again.