Paprika
Paprika is in 43 recipes and is doing more work for colour than for heat. It is what gives Big Mac sauce its pinkish tone, what makes fried chicken coatings look deep red rather than beige, and what carries most of the visual identity of a burger sauce. Sweet paprika contributes almost no heat at all. Smoked paprika is a different ingredient entirely — it brings a fire-cooked flavour that overwhelms anything delicate, which is why the recipes here name the type rather than leaving it open.
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Recipes with paprika

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McDonald's Big Tasty (Copycat)

Big Mac Taco

Big Mac Hot Dog

Green Chile Cheeseburger

Croissant Big Mac

McDonald's Big Mac (Copycat)

Baguette Big Mac

KFC Zinger Burger (Copycat)

Zachariah's Shack Burger

The Heisenberg Burger

Paratha Smash Burger

McDonald's McSpicy (Copycat)

KFC Classic Chicken Sandwich (Copycat)

KFC Spicy Chicken Sandwich (Copycat)

KFC Gravy Burger (Copycat)

KFC Smoky Mountain BBQ Sandwich (Copycat)

KFC Dirty Louisiana Burger (Copycat)

Ribwich (The Simpsons)

The Clogger

Spicy Chicken Burger with Beer Cheese Sauce

McDonald's Deluxe McCrispy (Copycat)

Viral Bacon Spiral Burger

Fat Mimolette Bacon & Fried Onion Burger

Copycat Red Robin Whiskey River BBQ Burger with Onion Straws

KFC Cheetos Chicken Sandwich (Copycat)

Duff Beer Sloppy Dog

Boneless Wing Stack Burger

Copycat McDonalds Filet-o-Fish Sandwich
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McDonald's CBO (Copycat)

Onion Bomb Burger

Copycat McChicken Sandwich

Mediterranean Ground Turkey Burgers with Olive and Feta Topping

KFC Double Down (Copycat)

Sloppy Smash Supreme

Fajita Cheeseburger

KFC Tower Burger (Copycat)

KFC Paneer Zinger (Copycat)

McDonald's McAloo Tikki (Copycat)

Mushroom Swiss Smash Burgers with Truffle Sauce

KFC Chicken & Donuts Sandwich (Copycat)

ABQ Hot Chicken Sandwich

KFC Mac 'N Cheese Zinger (Copycat)
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KFC Veg Zinger (Copycat)