Zaprška
Fat, flour, and sweet paprika. It thickens a stew and gives it colour.
What to do
- Fry the flour in fat until it smells cooked, briefly.
- Take the pan off the heat, then stir in the paprika while the pan is hot but not over the flame.
- Loosen it with stock or liquid from the pot and stir it back into the stew.
A common slip. Paprika over high heat blackens in seconds and turns the whole dish bitter.