My Dad's "secret" recipe for his BBQ hamburgers is much cherished in our family. I've been working for years to try and put ingredients together to match his, because he never told anyone or wrote it down.

The big secret combo appears to be: paprika, chili powder, cumin, worchester sauce and BBQ sauce (I used a cracked-pepper flavoured BBQ sauce) added right into the meat mixture (I use the same BBQ as a glaze on top). He may have put cayenne pepper in as well, but I have a reaction to it, so don't add any. The paprika was the big surprise. We bought a big tin of it in Budapest Hungary last year and I've been throwing paprika into everything (baked beans, spaghetti sauce, beef stew and chili). We've really liked the flavour it adds. So earlier this year I threw it into the meatloaf...it made an amazing difference! Now we think that the paprika might be the missing ingredient.