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Smoked Paprika
intermediate difficulty · hardiness zones 1–13
- Methods
- traditional
- Planting window
- Year-round reference
- Greenhouse
- Not required
- Compact variant
- Not noted
Production planning estimate
Plan around lb of sweet red peppers
A starting estimate is 0.18 lb of dried ground smoked paprika per lb of fresh peppers. Work back from how much you go through in a year to see how much that takes to make.
What you'll need
— lb of sweet red peppers
Planning note: Smoke ripe red peppers over oak or hickory for several days before drying and grinding, the traditional Spanish pimentón method.