Paprika

paprika (Hungarian: pirospaprika)

Flavor and role: A powder of dried, ground sweet peppers; not hot, with sweetness and vivid red colour. Fried too long over high heat it burns easily and turns bitter.
Typical dishes and uses: Hungarian goulash, chicken paprikash, devilled eggs, barbecue rubs, garnishing hummus. In this book: pulled pork, hummus, menemen and potjiekos.
Substitutes: Can be replaced with ½ the amount of fine Korean chili powder + a pinch of sugar (hotter).
Storage: Light and heat quickly dull the colour and aroma. Sealed and refrigerated or frozen, it keeps its bright colour and aroma for about 1 year.
Main countries: Hungary · Spain
Used in this book: BBQ Pulled Pork Beef Empanadas Potjiekos Arroz de Marisco (Portuguese Seafood Rice)Beer-Can Chicken Bifanas Bissara (Moroccan Fava Bean Soup)Burmese Chicken Curry (Kyet Thar Hin)Chilean Cazuela Chicken Paprikash (Csirkepaprikás)Berlin Currywurst Home-Style Döner Kebab Fatteh (Lebanese Chickpea and Yogurt Pita)Hungarian Goulash Soup Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo Pork Gyros Pita Halászlé (Hungarian Fisherman's Soup)İskender Kebab Jambalaya Kefta Tagine Kibbeling (Dutch Battered Fish Bites)Lecsó (Hungarian Pepper and Tomato Stew)Locro Mac and Cheese Mohinga (Burmese Fish Noodle Soup)Nan Gyi Thoke (Burmese Thick Rice Noodle Salad)Ohn No Khao Swe (Burmese Coconut Chicken Noodles)Pastel de Choclo Patatas bravas Peri-Peri Chicken Pollo a la Brasa (Peruvian Roast Chicken)Porotos Granados Raclette Rakott Krumpli (Hungarian Layered Potato Bake)Shakshuka Shan Noodles (Burmese Tomato Chicken Rice Noodles)Chicken Shawarma Shish Tawook Shrimp and Grits Buttermilk Southern Fried Chicken Suya Zaalouk Shellfish-Stock Arroz de Marisco with Squid Bifana Bánh Mì (Portuguese × Vietnamese)Bifana Loaded Fries with Garlic-Mustard Mayo Bigos Reuben Melt with Russian Dressing Whipped Bissara Dip with Sizzling Cumin-Chili Butter Bún Bò Huế Trộn (Spicy Lemongrass Beef Dry Noodles)Burmese Chicken Curry with Shallot Oil, Lemongrass and Crispy Shallots Burmese Chicken Curry Doria (Burmese × Japanese)Burmese Curry Chicken Egg Palata Rolls with Lime-Onion Slaw Cazuela Chicken Pot Pie with Puff-Pastry Lid White Wine Chakhokhbili with Tarragon Herb Butter Wine-Braised Chicken Paprikash with Butter Nokedli and Cucumber Salad Crispy Gnocchi Chicken Paprikash with Parmesan Paprikash Chicken Skewers with Dill Sour Cream Dip Parrilla Choripán with Salsa Criolla Coxinha de pote (coxinha in a cup)Döner Pizza (Turkish × Italian)Crispy Döner Cheese Toastie with Garlic-Dill Yogurt Dip Tucumán-Style Knife-Cut Beef Empanadas Fatteh Layer Cups with Za'atar Pita Crumble and Brown-Butter Pine Nuts Beef Shin Goulash with Csipetke Gochujang Goulash with Korean Rice Cakes Goulash Melt with Dipping Broth Sheet-Pan Gyros Nachos with Pita Chips and Whipped Feta Szeged-Style Halászlé with Two Fish and Sieved Stock Paprika Maeuntang Fish Stew (Hungarian × Korean)Halászlé Paprika Fish Bowl with Dill Rice and Sour Cream Cheesy Unrolled Holubtsi Skillet Oven-Stacked Döner İskender İskender Udon İskender Sigara Börek Lamb and Beef Kefta Tagine with Saffron, Harissa and Cumin Salt Kefta Tagine Tacos with Harissa Crema and Pickled Onion (Moroccan × Mexican)Kefta Tagine Crispy Rice Bowl with Lemon Yogurt Beer-Battered Cod Kibbeling with Homemade Remoulade Oven-Baked Kibbeling Loaded Fries with Dill-Garlic Sauce Lagman Ragù Pappardelle (Uzbek x Italian)Bacon-Crackling Lecsó with Creamy Eggs and Garlic Toast Lecsó Risotto with Smoked Sausage and Parmesan (Hungarian × Italian)Locro Patrio with Osso Buco and Smoked Bacon Locro Pot Pies with a Puff-Pastry Lid Kofta Meatloaf with Pomegranate Glaze and Tahini Yogurt (Levantine × American)Lokanta-Style Velvet Lentil Soup with Croutons Mohinga with Fish-Bone Broth, Toasted Rice and Crispy Shallots Mohinga Ramen with Soy-Marinated Egg Mohinga Fried Rice with Toasted Chickpea Crunch Kefta-Stuffed Msemen with Ghee Layers Nan Gyi Thoke with Turmeric Shallot Oil, Garlic Chips and Jammy Eggs Nan Gyi Thoke Curry Abura Soba (Burmese × Japanese)Nan Gyi Thoke Noodle Salad Jars with Chickpea-Peanut Crunch Pizza-man Steamed Buns (Japanese × Italian)Ohn No Khao Swe with Toasted Chickpea Flour and Crispy Noodle Crown Ohn No Khao Swe Wonton Nachos Palak Paneer Green Shakshuka Pastel de Choclo with Knife-Cut Beef Pino and White-Wine Chicken Pastel de Choclo Muffins with a Pino Centre Cheesy Lazy Pelmeni Pinwheel Skillet Pollo a la Brasa Quinoa Bowl with Ají Verde Dressing Porotos Granados with Pilco and Merkén Oil Rakott Krumpli with Crisp Sausage, Bacon and Sour-Cream Custard Rakott Krumpli Hash Brown Nests with Baked Egg Slow-Braised Lamb Shank Rogan Josh Schnitzel Bites with Lemon-Caper Dip Shan Noodles with Slow-Cooked Tomato Pork and Crispy Shallots Shan Tomato Chicken Lettuce Cups with Crispy Rice Noodles Overnight Lamb Shashlik with Achichuk Salad Shashlik Lamb Rice Bowl with Dill Yogurt and Pickled Onions Tower-Roast Chicken Shawarma with Toum Shawarma Loaded Fries Charcoal Shish Tawook with Sumac Onions Shish Tawook Quesadillas with Toum Crema and Pickled Onions (Lebanese × Mexican)Shish Tawook Salad with Toum-Caesar Dressing and Pita Crisps Crispy Cheddar Grit Bites with Cajun Shrimp and Rémoulade Smash Burger Tacos Lard-Fried Double-Dredged Chicken with Peppered Cream Gravy Pork Neck Souvlaki with Homemade Yogurt Flatbread Smoky Fire-Charred Zaalouk with Preserved Lemon Zaalouk Pasta alla Norma Zaalouk Puff Pastry Tart with Feta and Honey

Updated 2026-10-10