Blackened Red Snapper or Chicken

Ingredients:
Red Snapper Fish or Chicken

Blackening Spice Mix:
2 teaspoons paprika
4 teaspoons thyme
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 reaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons oregano
1/2 teaspoon cummin
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg powder
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
dash sugar or sugar substitute

Mix spices well in shaker jar.  On a paper plate remove enough of the spice mixture to caot pieces of fish thoroughly. Preheat a skillet to high heat. Add fish dry and cook quickly until spices are blackened and fish is cooked completely. Serve hot. Garnish with lemon and fresh parsley. Save the rest of the blackened spice mixture to use later. Works well with chicken also,