Today we are preparing a recipe for pizza with pineapple and ham, which is a classic. Separately, we consider a recipe for making pizza basics, as well as tomato sauce. Creating an Italian atmosphere in your own kitchen is quite simple!
Cooking dough
In order to make a delicious Hawaiian pizza, you need to learn how to properly prepare pizza dough, as in a pizzeria. To prepare it, we need the following ingredients:
- wheat flour - 0.5 kg;
- clean water - 1.5 cups;
- dry yeast - 2 tsp;
- olive oil - 3 tbsp. l .;
- salt.
On average, the dough preparation process takes 70 minutes. Begin!
Step 1. Mix the flour with yeast, add olive oil to the mixture. Knead the dough, it should turn out quite elastic and not stick to your hands.
Step 2. Place the dough in a deep container and cover with cling film. Leave to rise in a warm place. On average, the process takes up to 60 minutes.
Step 3. We take out the dough and divide it into three parts. Roll out with a rolling pin until a round shape with a diameter of about 30 cm is obtained. The base is ready! Next, we cook pizza tomato sauce with ham and pineapple.
Cooking Tomato Sauce
Our dough is ready. Therefore, this item is skipped. We proceed directly to the consideration of the process of making the pizza toppings. To do this, we need to take the following ingredients:
- tomato sauce - 2 tbsp. l .;
- olive oil - by eye;
- ham - 100 g;
- canned pineapple - 6 rings;
- mozzarella - 200 g;
- basil;
- Parmesan;
- tomatoes - 1 pc.
Parmesan and basil are optional. The quantity is chosen "by eye". We start with the preparation of tomato sauce.
Step 1. Peel the tomato from the peel and seeds. In order to peel easily away from the pulp of a tomato, it must be scalded in boiling water and pour cold water.
Step 2. Add tomato pulp, a clove of garlic, salt and, if desired, a little grated nutmeg into the container. Grind with a blender. You can add basil right here.
Step 3. We put the mashed potatoes on a frying pan heated with olive oil and simmer. The sauce should be thick enough.
Hawaiian Pizza with Pineapple and Ham
Now we proceed directly to the unfolding of the ingredients for the dough. Initially grease it with cooked tomato sauce. Cut the ham into small slices, divide the pineapple rings into 3 parts. Spread pineapple and ham slices evenly over the entire area of the dough. It is worth noting that pizza with canned pineapple in taste is not inferior in taste to the option with fresh pineapple.
Sprinkle pizza with olive oil. You can sprinkle a pinch of oregano. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater and sprinkle the base of the pizza. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, place the pizza for 20 minutes. According to the recipe for a Hawaiian pizza with ham and pineapple, it will be ready when the dough is well browned.
Pineapple and Chicken Pizza
If the soul does not lie to ham, it is easy to replace it with chicken. Let's look at the recipe for making such an option for Hawaiian pizza. The following ingredients will be required:
- chicken thigh - 3 pcs.;
- tomato sauce - 1 cup;
- basil - 3 branches;
- canned pineapple - 7 slices;
- olive oil - 2 tbsp. l .;
- mozzarella - 100 g;
- Parmesan - 50 g;
- green onions and oregano as desired.
Chefs are advised to use only red meat, it is quite tender and quickly cooked. White meat, on the other hand, is too dry for pizza. Remove the peel from the hips and remove the fat. Boil the chicken for 15 minutes. Then the meat must be cooled, removed bones and cartilage, cut.
We spread the dough, grease with tomato sauce, it is especially worth paying attention to the sides. Cut the mozzarella cheese into plates or rub on a coarse grater. Put the cheese on the dough. After sprinkle with 1-2 pinches of oregano.
Spread chicken over cheese. The next layer are pineapples, sprinkle with chopped green onions on top.
Rub the parmesan on a fine grater. Sprinkle abundantly throughout the pizza. Slightly compact the filling with your palms so that the pizza with pineapples is less loose.
Further, experts advise for 15 minutes to remove the pizza in a warm place. Pizza with pineapples is baked for 20 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees. During this time, the dough will be baked, and the mozzarella will melt. Parmesan is baked and provides a tasty crust of a pleasant color.
According to this recipe, pizza with ham and pineapple is almost identical to the one you can try in a cafe or order.
Useful tips and tricks
- If you want to cook pizza, but you don’t have time to cook the dough yourself, you can use puff, which is sold in almost any grocery store. It is ideal for a “sweet” type of pizza.
- Without using various sauces and butter between the dough and the pizza toppings, it can remain raw and soften.
- It is important to bake pizza in the oven, heated at least 200 degrees. At lower temperatures, the dough can dry, and the filling will lose its juiciness and taste.
- When cooking pizza with ham and pineapples according to our recipe, it will not be out of place to use various Italian herbs, they will add a dish of aroma and taste.