Maybe I can combine ideas and get something I like. It can't have any chunks of stuff in it like onion, has to be ground fine if used or maybe I dare to use quality onion powder.
I can't justify the expense and storage of a grinder but still want my own custom burger mix (which you have to watch iron, I don't eat much red meat any more). Thanks for confirming I'm on the right track with my sausage. I'm not sure of the other ingredients other than the pepper you mention so I can start with just a tiny bit.
I got some chicken and then didn't want it, hate to waste stuff. Haven't had any good pork in ages. Fish I crave and Long John Silver's which is pretty greasy. Love the hush puppies. I don't like to deep fat fry at home because it greases up the kitchen.
But I got a pack of that masa and need to make my fry bread for puffy tacos San Antonio style. I never liked any taco meat I made, how to spice it right.
I do have in my cart waiting to checkout some of that frozen cilantro. I never have any and waste fresh. Love the flavor. It comes in lots of little cubes. Can't wait to try it for some guacamole which I never made before either.
Chef John cut his fennel seeds in about half. Do you buy ground fennel or cut it up a little? I'm not sure if those sharp seeds would be too good for my lower digestive tract.
There is plenty of salt in the bouillon. My wife says most of the time she just uses that and the tomatoes and the rice. Nothing else. It tastes fine to me like that.
I have a hand grinder. I used to hunt a lot and made plenty of wild game burger. And the ginger and coriander I use is powdered but I chop the fennel...and chop. It has more flavor. I buy all my spices and yeast in the bulk section so I can get about what I am going to use so it doesn’t sit in the cupboard for weeks. The real key to the sausage is to let it sit in the fridge a couple of days to let the spices penetrate the meat.
And the fish we eat is trout we catch. My son went fishing after work tonite. My neighbors eat a lot of fish.
Try a bit of Catalina salad dressing on a taco. We use a taco seasoning mix in the package, usually McCormick’s. I can’t really say if it any good or not. :) The Catalina, to me, is really good, and helps with the taco meat taste if it is a bit off. My aunt makes a “taco” salad that calls for Catalina dressing. That is where I got that idea.