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Pizzas and stuff. |
Making a super pizza is not really an art, it just comes with practice and by using good quality materials. Any-one can do it, all you’ve got to remember is the old computer adage, Sh.... in results in sh….. out. Like everything else, there are pizzas and there are pizzas as everyone who has tried a $2.95 "frozen pizza" from a supermarket knows only too well. These cost a bit more to make, but they are definitely well worth it.
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I’ve been asked to provide recipes for 12inch (30cm) pizzas which can easily be made at home. We’ll start with a favourite of mine-the Aussie Bar-b-q, and in subsequent issues we’ll make the Hawaiian, the Supreme, the Vegetarian and then we’ll try some gourmet pizzas.
First the sauce.
Like all good sauces, this one is better if made the day before and allowed to stand in the fridge overnight. This recipe makes quite a bit of sauce but don’t worry as it will keep for some time in the fridge, and you’ll find it an excellent relish on cold meats, in sandwiches and also on dry biscuits. You can always scale down the ingredients proportionally to make less if you wish.You’ll need:-
- 3 cups Fountain tomato sauce,
- 1 cup honey,
- ½ white onion-finely chopped,
- 1½ tablespoons Tabasco sauce,
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic,
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar,
- ½ cup brown sugar (packed),
- ½ cup Holbrook's Worcestershire sauce,
- ½ cup water.
Now the base
My preference is to use "Don Emilio’s" pizza bases. They are available at most major supermarkets, (refrigerated) and can be used straight from the pack. If you can’t get them, you can "make" your own. Most pizza bases you buy at supermarkets are par-baked, and unless "fixed" will taste doughy. Here’s what you do. Buy a good quality base (Tip Top are ok, and come in packs of 2).Pre-heat your oven to 2000C. While the oven is warming, liberally brush the top of your pizza base/s with olive oil, (about 1 dessertspoon), then sprinkle basil onto the oil. Place the base into the hot oven for about 4 minutes, or until the edges just start to brown. Don’t toast it. Remove the base and allow to cool. Now you’re ready to make your pizza. Leave the oven on.
The pizza.
Here’s what you’ll need:-- The sauce,
- 1 pack "Perfect Italiano Pizza Plus" cheese. (If you can’t get this, combine a grated mixture of 80% mozzarella cheese with 20% cheddar.)
- 130 grams lean round steak-pounded very thin,
- 1 medium mushroom-thinly sliced then cut into ½in pieces,
- 1 medium white onion-cut into thin rings,
- 5 thin slices Hans pizza salami-cut into ¼’s,
- A piece of red capsicum (about 6in x 2in) finely sliced then cut into small pieces.
Spread about 2 dessertspoons of sauce over the base. Lightly sprinkle cheese over the sauce. Next add the beef, then the onion, then the salami, then the capsicum then the mushroom. Cover with about 1½ handfuls of cheese, remember, not too much. Place the pizza into the hot oven, and allow to cook for about 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the base has gone a golden brown.
Remove, slice and enjoy.
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