Pizza with minced meat at home

Pizza is a unique dish that can be prepared according to any recipes. The taste and appearance of this dish can be limited only by the hostess’s imagination. Thousands of cooking options and a huge variety of products that can be put inside give the culinary freedom of action to the cook. Including the popular option is the preparation of pizza with minced meat. The recipe at home is easy to implement. The dish is suitable for a quick and tasty snack. Stuffing is a versatile ingredient that goes well with any cheeses, vegetables and spices.

General principles of cooking

To prepare the perfect pizza, it is necessary to take into account all the subtleties of manufacturing not only the toppings, but also the dough for the base. The most important of them:

• Before adding flour to the future dough, it is definitely worth sifting it through a sieve, which will make the basis of homemade pizza with mince lush and airy.
• For elasticity, add butter to the dough. It is better to use olive.
• The stuffing for minced pizza can be either fried or raw.
• Knead the dough with your hands, without using kitchen appliances. The base you can choose kefir, milk with the addition of sour cream.
• To obtain airiness it is necessary to let the mixed mass brew. And also carefully roll it when forming the future pizza.
• For a pleasant aroma when roasting minced meat, add spices and fragrant dried herbs.
• The time required to knead the dough should not be less than 15 minutes.

Classic Minced Pizza Recipe

To prepare this recipe you will need:

• 0.5 teaspoon of vinegar and baking soda;
• 0.5 kg of ground beef;
• 200 g tomato-based sauce;
• 1-2 tablespoons of oil;
• 2 medium sized red bell peppers;
• 2 cups of wheat flour.

All of the ingredients presented are very simple. They can easily be bought at any store.

Making classic minced pizza at home

Before the main stages of pizza preparation, it is necessary to rinse well all the products that will be added to the filling, together with the peel. When the vegetables and eggs are washed, then you can start cooking:

1. The egg is broken and poured into a bowl or other large container. Oil, sugar, and salt are added to it. Beat the resulting mixture very carefully with a whisk or a fork, gradually pouring flour and kneading the dough.
2. When the dough begins to thicken, a teaspoon of soda, slaked with vinegar, is placed in it. This will make the mass more airy. Until the next step, you need to postpone the dough for 30 minutes, covering with a film or cloth.
3. While the dough is “resting”, you can do the filling. To do this, cut the onion head into small pieces and fry in a hot frying pan with butter until golden brown. Later, you need to add spices, herbs, minced meat. Fry everything together for 13-15 minutes.
4. Cut bell peppers and tomatoes into small pieces to make them convenient to eat. Grate the cheese of your favorite variety.
5. In a greased baking dish, put the dough rolled out in a thin layer. Now you need to spread all the chopped ingredients evenly over the entire surface of the pizza.
6. Beef fried minced meat, chopped red pepper and tomato are laid out on a dough greased with tomato sauce, and everything is sprinkled with grated cheese on top.
7. You should bake pizza with minced meat in the oven at a temperature of 200 degrees for at least 30 minutes before getting a rosy color.

When the dish is ready and cooled, you can serve on a large dish, decorating it with a sprig of basil.

Pizza recipe with pickles and minced meat

To prepare this version of the Italian dish, you will need:

• 250 g minced beef;
• 0.5 cups of cow's milk;
• 0.5 tablespoons of olive oil;
• 2-3 pickles;
• the dough for the base.

So, having prepared all the products, you can proceed to the cooking process itself.

Cooking Pizza with Pickles

So, you need two large bowls. In one, you need to add eggs, warmed milk and butter, then mix thoroughly until smooth. In the second bowl, pour the flour and salt, and make a depression in the center of the slide. The next step is to knead the dough. To do this, the contents of the first bowl must be poured into a previously made recess, while kneading the dough to a state where it will not stick to your hands. The finished dough must be wrapped in a damp towel and left to warm in a warm place for 15-30 minutes. At this time, you need to prepare the filling. The filling will consist of:

• base sauce;
• minced meat;
• vegetables.

Pickles must be cut in half rings. Chop red bell pepper in small pieces. For sauce, mix mayonnaise and tomato paste in a separate bowl.

1. Approached dough must be rolled out to a small thickness of about 0.5 cm. Lubricate evenly with tomato-mayonnaise mass from above.
2. At the filling station, spread the mincemeat over the entire base area, onto which cucumbers and red pepper are then laid out.
3. Before sending pizza to the oven, you need to sprinkle it with grated cheese and finely chopped greens on a coarse grater.
4. The oven temperature should be 180 degrees, and the baking time should be at least 30 minutes.

The prepared dish can be served both for tea and for foamy, carbonated drinks.

Rural pizza

Rural pizza with minced meat is very hearty and flavorful. To prepare it you need:

• 300 g yeast dough;
• a quarter cup of tomato sauce;
• 200-250 g of minced meat (the best option is a mixture of chicken and pork);
• a couple of tablespoons of olive oil;
• 2-3 eggs;
• 3-4 medium sized tomatoes;
• 200 g of cheese (100 g of mozzarella and 100 g of parmesan);
• basil, salt, pepper, other spices.

The baking sheet must be greased with oil. On it you need to lay out rolled dough. In order for the base to rise, you need to place it in the oven for 9-12 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees. Fry finely chopped onions with minced meat until golden. Tomatoes peeled from peel and seeds must also be added to the pan, stewed for about 10 minutes. Beat eggs and spices should be poured into the vegetable and meat mass, mix thoroughly for a couple of minutes. As soon as the base rises, it must be removed from the oven. Spread the fried ingredients evenly over the dough, sprinkled with grated cheese. Baking time - 10 minutes at the same 180 degrees. A serving of homemade pizza with minced meat can be decorated with basil.