Homemade Montreal Steak Seasoning

Homemade Montreal Steak Seasoning Recipe: Easy to make and delicious recipe plus free printable Father’s Day gift labels.

Montreal steak seasoning is a popular dry rub seasoning mix used to add flavor to steak and grilled meats.  Our homemade steak seasoning is the best way to season steak and perfect for grilling season.  This easy recipe is quick to prepare and perfect for using on your favourite steaks.  This flavorful steak seasoning also a great gift.

It’s almost Father’s Day and after the success of my Homemade BBQ Sauce last year, I thought it might be nice to share a Montreal Steak Seasoning Recipe that I made for my husband this year.

We love this idea for Father’s Day because it’s super easy to make, so even the youngest kiddos could help put it together and it’s really delicious.  I usually try really hard to avoid stereotypes, I’m sure not all husbands or dads are the main bbq-ers.  So it might work for your crew for Father’s Day, or it might work for your peeps for Mother’s Day.  Let me just say that if you’re into steak, it’s really yummy, and it’s really easy to make.  So this homemade spice blend is ticking all the boxes on my list, tick, tick. 😉

Montreal Steak Seasoning History

This popular Canadian steak seasoning has its origins as the recipe used to flavor Montreal smoked meats.  The spice rub traditionally includes garlic powder, coriander seeds, black pepper, cayenne pepper, herbs, and coarse salt.  When Morris “The Shadow” Sherman who worked at Schwartz’s Montreal-based deli started using it on steaks as well as smoked meats, customers wanted to try it to, loved it.  It become popular in Montreal delis and local steak houses as customers requested it and the rest is history!

This seasoning blend is very easy to put together.  It’s a combination of simple ingredients you probably have in your spice cabinet right now.  This combination of basic spices, takes an ordinary steak ot the next level.  You can use ground spices, or start with whole spices and grind your own in a coffee grinder or spice grinder for the freshest flavors.

Use this Montreal steak spice on any grilled meats.  It’s the best steak seasoning, try on your favorite steaks, like filet mignon, flank steak, sirloin steak, chuck roast, and more.  You might even like on pork chops.

Salt

In general meat loves salt, having said that, this seasoning mix is quite salty.  I’m a big fan of it being on the salty side.  Having said that, start with a little bit, and add more of the spice mix to your meat if you feel it needs it.  The beauty of making the homemade version, so if you find it to be too much salt, feel free to reduce the salt for your own blend and customize it to your personal taste.  You can even change and customize your own spice blends if you want to, adding or leaving out any spices that you want.

Free Printable Gift Tag

I packaged my delicious seasoning up along with a few other BBQ treats for a great DIY gift for my guy.  Store it in an airtight container at room temperature.  A mason jar, or spice jar. or any airtight jar works well for this flavorful seasoning mix.

You can download the free printable gift tag in our Free Resource Library.  It’s free for subscribers, and you can subscribe below for instant access.

I included a jar of the Homemade BBQ Sauce -find our recipe here, the Montreal Steak Seasoning, a little bag of BBQ Ring-o’s, a “Dad’s” rootbeer, and a grill cleaning brush.  And, if you’re giving this gift to someone, you should probably make sure there’s a steak or two in the fridge. 😉

With this Montreal Steak Seasoning Recipe, life really is a party!

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