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Not Just a Spice Anymore

More than just a spice, Paprika is a veritible fountain of health benefits. From high volume of Vitamin C to aiding digestion, Paprika might be as well suited in your medicine cabinet as your spice rack.

Paprika also isn't just a spice used in Hungarian cooking. There are many varities including sweet, smoky, spicy and from different nations, Hungary, Spain,. South America and India. A product made from grinding the dried deep red paprika pods of the pepper plant. The flavors range from sweet to mildly hot and very hot, depending of the type of pepper used.

Paprika and Healing? 

Researchers are finding amazing healing and health properties of Paprika. They have found that the capsicum peppers used for paprika contain six to nine times as much vitamin C as tomatoes by weight.

It's also been learned that Paprika is an antibacterial agent and stimulant and can be used to help normalize blood pressure, improve circulation, and increase the production of saliva and stomach acids to aid digestion.

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Varieties! 

Hungarian paprika is known as stronger and richer than Spanish paprika, which is quite mild, though through controlled breeding they are becoming more alike. To maintain the stronger taste that consumers expect, some spice companies add cayenne to heat up Hungarian paprika. It is also produced and used in Turkey, Yugoslavia and the United States. The Spanish grades of pimentón are sweet, semi sweet and hot.

Spanish Paprika



Known as Pimenton de la Vera, Dulce, Spanish Smoked Sweet Paprika is a popular ingredient in many Mediterranean recipes. . The peppers are dried, slowly over an oak burning fire for several weeks. The result is a sweet, cool, smokey flavor.

Hungarian Paprika



Ripe peppers are harvested in September threaded on paprika strings, hung from the fences and porches. Farmers used to hang the paprika string in a rainproof area and let them dry in the sunshine. Today the fresh peppers are dried artifically in ovens, and automatic machines do everything from sorting, washing, grinding to packaging.

Many farmers make paprika powder at home to this day, especially in the villages in the Great Plain.

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Cooking With Paprika, A International Delight! 

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Beef Paprika 

INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup shortening
2 pounds lean beef chuck, trimmed and cut into 1 inch cubes
1 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
3/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
2 teaspoons paprika
1 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup wate

..DIRECTIONS
1.Melt shortening in large skillet over medium high heat. Add meat, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until meat is browned.
2.Stir in ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, salt, paprika, mustard and 1 1/2 cup water. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
3.Blend flour and 1/4 cup water. Stir into meat. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Serve hot.

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Yield: 3 1/4 Cups

1 Cup Paprika
1/4 Cup Salt -- optional
1/3 Cup Granulated Onion
1/3 Cup Granulated Garlic
1/3 Cup Cayenne Pepper
1/4 Cup White Pepper
1/4 Cup Black Pepper
2 2/3 Tablespoons Thyme
1/4 Cup Oregano
1 1/3 Tablespoons Ginger
1 1/3 Tablespoons Sage

Combine all and mix well.


Used with permission from
Walker Bennet, SF Author

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