The Best Cajun Spice Rub. This versatile spice rub goes from grilled rib eye steaks to fresh seafood, like scallops & shrimp, with delicious, versatile ease. Make it one of your summer grilling secrets.

Cajun Spice Rub on Surf and Turf

Cajun Spice Rub on prime rib, shrimp and scallop surf and turf.

Cajun Spice Rub on prime rib, shrimp and scallop surf and turf.
How to use this Cajun Spice Rub
In the photos in this recipe post I have used this great Cajun spice rub in this mouth-watering Surf and Turf. When using it on seafood like these sweet, succulent shrimp and scallops, I generally just toss them in the spice rub and put them directly onto the grill. When using it on beef, like this beautiful rib-eye steak, I like to give it as much time as possible. I rub plenty of it all over the surface of the steaks and leave them in the fridge for the day or at at least a few hours if possible.
Cajun Spice Rub on Surf and Turf

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The Best Cajun Spice Rub
The Best Cajun Spice Rub. A versatile spice rub with plenty of flavour and adjustable heat to suit your taste. Use it on everything from grilled seafood to steaks and burgers.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp paprika
- 3 tbsp smoked paprika
- 3 tbsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tbsp dried oregano
- 2 tbsp dried basil
- 1½ tbsp ground thyme
- ½ tbsp crushed chili flakes
- 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tbsp coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp white pepper
- 1 tbsp celery salt
- 2 tbsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Just mix all of the ingredients together until completely blended. I usually blend mine together in a food processor which enures the ingredients are well mixed.
- If you want, you can process the mixture for a few minutes to break down the larger pieces of herbs and pepper to make it easily pass through a spice shaker. I find this particularly useful when saving some of the rub as a seasoning for burgers or even hot french fries fresh out of the fryer.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
75Amount Per Serving Calories 5Saturated Fat 1gSodium 283mgCarbohydrates 1gFiber 1gSugar 1gProtein 1g
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

Mike Keefe
Monday 15th of April 2019
Do you use pure chili powder (ancho for example) or the blend?
Barry C. Parsons
Wednesday 17th of April 2019
The blend, like you would use in chili con carne.
Robert Prinzing
Sunday 17th of February 2019
How about giving us the recipe for that wonderful looking Cajun surf and turf
Barry C. Parsons
Monday 11th of March 2019
Is that a recipe. Add to shrimp and steak. Grill. :)