I am trying to learn how to make etouffee, and they called for creole seasoning. After looking around, I came up with this:

Whole ingredients (Optional in parenthesis):

• 1 T white whole pepper corns
• 1 T black whole pepper corns
• 1 T dried minced garlic
• 1 T dried minced onion
• 1 T dry thyme
• 1 T dry bay leaves
• 1 T dry parsley
• (1 T dry basil)
• (1 T cumin seeds)

 

Powder ingredients (Optional in parenthesis):

• 1 T cayenne pepper powder
• 1 T paprika
• 1 T chili powder (or consider chipotle powder, but this is much hotter)

 

Roast whole ingredients then grind together. Store in a dark place in a non-reactive vessel (glass jar).

Expect that I'll modify this over time, but roughly 1T down the board did a good job. Fresh seasoning needs to be simmered awhile. While old, ground ingredients lose their flavor as they simmer, this takes awhile to achieve the flavor. So don't go nuts with this stuff.