How To Use Smoked Paprika
Enhance Your Cooking With Smoked Paprika
You already love your smoked paprika, but if you really want to unlock its fullest potential, you need to know how to properly use smoked paprika. When you use it just right, you unlock that perfect smoky flavor developed by using the cold smoking process. You will never run out of ways to incorporate smoked paprika into recipes and foods.
This is why we wanted to take the time to highlight ten phenomenal ways you can bring a little more flavor into your life with smoked paprika!
10 Ways To Use Smoked Paprika
1.
Hummus
This Mediterranean spread made from chickpeas often calls for paprika as a colorful garnish. Using smoked paprika will transform a traditional hummus recipe into a flavor sensation.
2.
Chicken Paprikash
Chicken paprikash is a type of Hungarian stew made with chicken, smoked paprika, red and green bell peppers, and other savory ingredients.
3.
Goulash
Another classic stew from Hungary includes beef, beef broth, olive oil, sweet red peppers, garlic, onions, and tomato paste. Adding Mesquite Smoked Paprika adds a bold smoky flavor.
4.
Deviled Eggs
Deviled eggs are a popular chilled side dish or appetizer made with hard-boiled eggs, mustard, mayonnaise, and vinegar. Adding a dash of Applewood Smoked Paprika will takes this classic recipe into another stratosphere.
5.
Garlic Shrimp
This sweet and savory seafood dish using grilled shrimp slathered with olive oil, herbs, and spices is a great summer addition to a backyard grilled meal. Adding Hickory Smoked Paprika brings a rustic flavor which pairs well with seafood.
6.
Jambalaya
Who doesn’t like this hot Cajun dish made with sausage, chicken, chicken broth, shrimp, tomatoes, and Smoked Pecan Paprika? It’s a sure-fire way to spice up those summer barbecues.
7.
Dry Rubs
One spice found in almost every kind of rub is smoked paprika. Create your own unique dry rub and by including any of our Smoked Paprikas, you instantly have a winning combination.
8.
Smoky Potatoes
Baked potatoes and hash browns will never be the same when you sprinkle some Hickory or Applewood smoked paprika over them.
9.
Ratatouille
Using Pecan Smoked Paprika adds a nutty decadent smoky flavor to this vegetable stew made with eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, olive oil, salt, pepper, onions, and garlic.
10.
Grilled Pork Chops
Adding Mesquite or Hickory Smoked Paprika to this lean yet flavorful piece of meat will add a smoky flavor that tastes like it was cooked over an open fire.
More Cooking Tips Using Smoked Paprika
When you’re trying to impart that outstanding smoky flavor of smoked paprika into your food, there are just a few more tips you should follow. First, never overdo it. A little of our smoked paprika goes a long way.
Taste and add as you go. Every great chef will tell you that you need to try everything, and if you’re not tasting enough of that smoky flavor in your food, add a little more as you’re cooking! Keep in mind that you can always add more, but once it’s in the meal, can’t take it out!
Finally, keep getting creative! We offer a wide variety of flavors which can be used in thousands of recipes - make them your own! Try them all and set your creativity free to innovate a new generation of flavors.
