The most famous Italian dish is, of course, pizza. Very tasty and easy to prepare find of Italian cooks. There are many different types and recipes for making pizza: it all depends on the composition of the filling and the dough. Pizza is usually served on thin or thick dough, taking into account the desire of the customer. For children, they came up with attractive fillings made of fruits and various sweets, for example, chocolate. Numerous pizzerias open, and tens of thousands of restaurants prepare this wonderful dish around the world.
Let's see how home- made pizza is prepared , the recipe for which is the simplest and cheapest.
A suitable surface should be prepared first. A clean kitchen table or cutting board is suitable . Pizza at home without yeast is fast and easy. You should take flour, a couple of eggs, a glass of boiled water and a little olive oil. No olive? It doesn’t matter, you can use vegetable, but not rapeseed.
Pour flour into a hill and break two eggs into a knoll, mix gently, add a pinch of salt and two or three tablespoons of olive oil. Gradually introduce a glass of water into the dough (milk or kefir is possible). When all the components have formed one dense mass, knead the dough until an elastic composition is obtained. Do not be too zealous, otherwise the dough will turn out tough, and homemade pizza, the recipe of which does not require yeast, will become dry and hard after cooking.
The filling should be prepared in advance. Its composition depends on the personal preferences of the cook. Someone likes seafood, someone meat or vegetables. But the most important thing is cheese and tomato sauce to soak the base of the pizza. Cheese should be taken in hard varieties. It gives a richer taste when baking and melts perfectly at high temperature, forming a delicious ruddy crust. Cheese should be grated on a medium grater.
The simplest composition of the filling is cheese, tomatoes and tomato sauce, the so-called Margarita pizza. But home-made pizza, the filling recipe for which consists mainly of what is in the refrigerator at this moment, is diverse.
To give a special taste, the very base of the pizza should be spread with tomato sauce (diluted tomato paste mixed with spices), and then sprinkled with a little grated cheese.
Next, you can lay out meat products. For example, pizza with bacon, the recipe of which can be found in any cookbook, is very popular due to the simplicity of its preparation.
You can also use canned corn to give pizza an even more intense flavor. So, the base, cheese, meat, corn, and upstairs tomatoes or hot chili pepper. And, of course, a yellow tender hat made of grated cheese.
All this magnificence is sent to the oven for fifteen to twenty minutes. While the pizza is browned and doused with cheese, you can prepare a sauce, for example, garlic. In a blender, two tablespoons of mayonnaise and sour cream are mixed, three cloves of garlic, salt and pepper - to taste.
Home-cooked pizza, the recipe of which is very simple, is served on a large plate and previously cut. On the table it should be complemented by sauces, ketchup, mayonnaise, maybe someone loves mustard. Chilled non-alcoholic or low alcohol drinks, such as juices, soda, sweet water or beer, should be served with pizza.
Pizza has gained popularity by the simplicity of its preparation. An Italian dish can be served on occasion or just like that, it is not necessary for him to specifically buy products, sometimes what is in the refrigerator is enough. Cooking pizza does not require special culinary skills and talents and does not take much time. Such a gastronomic decision, on the contrary, will please every guest and member of a friendly family.