Giveaway: Char-Crust seasonings

I recently got a chance to review Char-Crust® dry-rub seasonings. These are very versatile blends of herbs and spices that can be rubbed onto the surface of uncooked meat or fish, or sprinkled over raw vegetables then broiled, baked, grilled, pan-seared, roasted, or sautéed. They come in four flavors:
- Roasted Garlic Peppercorn features the robust flavor of roasted garlic and onions with the zing of peppercorns and a hint of Worcestershire and lavender. It complements steaks, lamb, seafood, pork, poultry, and potatoes.
- Ginger Teriyaki is a balance of sweet teriyaki, fragrant ginger, plus a tingly touch of wasabi. It complements chicken, fish, and steak.
- Amazin’ Cajun is a spicy-sweet blend of piquant cayenne pepper, onion, garlic, oregano and a mélange of other Mardi Gras flavors. It brings the heat of New Orleans to catfish, chicken, shrimp, and even “dirty” rice.
- All American Barbecue takes the best flavors of American barbecue and blends them into a tangy-sweet, slightly spicy rub. It has rich molasses from Memphis, tangy tomato from Kansas City, mustard, pepper and vinegar from the Carolinas, plus a wisp of smoke from Texas.

I don't always like teriyaki flavor, but I love it when there's a bit of sweetness to it. The ginger teriyaki flavor is a nice blend of sweet, sour, and spice and made for a wonderful chicken stir fry. I haven't gotten to try all of them yet, but if the rest are as good as this one, they'll be a nice addition to my cooking. It's easy to control how intense the flavor is by using more or less, and I love that they are so versatile. There's at least one that can be used on any kind of meat or vegetable, and you aren't locked into one way of cooking, either - you can use them with your preferred way of cooking.

For more information, please like Char-Crust on Facebook. Char-Crust can be found at a variety of stores (Mississippi Market and Byerly's/Lunds in my area) or you can also find Char-Crust on Amazon.com or at the Char-Crust online store.

Pan-Seared Tilapia/Catfish

Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: about 20 minutes

Ingredients:
Tilapia or catfish fillets -- about 6 oz per person
Char Crust® Amazin' Cajun -- about 1/2 Tbsp per fillet
A little oil, canola is good
A little butter (optional), at room temperature

Heat a cast iron pan on the stove until very hot. Season one side of the fish with Char Crust® Amazin' Cajun Dry Rub Seasoning, generously covering the surface. Drizzle a little oil all over the seasonings, using your fingers to rub in and distribute evenly. Seasonings will look moist and darken a bit. Place the fish, seasoned side down, into the pan. It should sizzle immediately, and you may get some smoke. Cook a few minutes until just cooked through. Transfer to plate with seasoned side up and place pat of butter on top.

To enter this giveaway, leave a comment with one way you think you'd use Char-Crust. Deadline is April 4th.

Disclosure: I received samples of Char-Crust to facilitate this review/giveaway.