Blackened Fish Or Chicken

• t tablespoons ground paprika
• t tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
• t tablespoon onion powder
• t teaspoons salt
• t tsp cumin
• t/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
• t/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• t/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• t/4 teaspoon dried basil
• t/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• t salmon fillets, trout fillets or chicken breasts
• t/2 cup olive oil

1. In a small bowl, mix paprika, cayenne pepper, onion powder, salt, white pepper, black pepper, thyme, basil and oregano. Brush salmon fillets on both sides with 1/4 cup of olive oil, and sprinkle evenly with the cayenne pepper mixture. Drizzle one side of each fillet with olive oil. In a large, heavy skillet over high heat, cook salmon, butter side down, until blackened, 2 to 5 minutes. Turn fillets, drizzle with remaining olive oil, and continue cooking until blackened and fish is easily flaked with a fork.
2. BBQ-Blacken one side of the fillet then wrap in tinfoil or use a grill pan the cook the rest of the way.
3. Oven-Blacken one side then wrap in tinfoil and bake @ 350F for about 10-15 minutes.

ground paprika, ground cayenne pepper, onion powder, salt, cumin, ground white pepper, ground black pepper, thyme, basil, oregano, salmon, olive oil

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/blackened-fish-or-chicken-50053443 (may not work)