Many of us, when we first heard the word pepperoni, do not even know what we are talking about. And this is not surprising, because in different countries this name is interpreted in different ways. So, let us dwell on this issue in more detail and try to understand, pepperoni - what is it?
In America
In the United States, this is called sufficiently fatty sausage. As a rule, it is made from several varieties of meat. Pepperoni is very spicy and spicy, so it is most often used as a filling for sandwiches and pizza. It was the American chefs who invented the world famous pizza called pepperoni. What kind of food is it, and how it can be cooked, we will consider a little later. In the USA, spices, bacon, and often red pepper are added to sharp thin sausages.
In Italy
Mediterranean cooks also make extensive use of such an ingredient as pepperoni. What is it? In Italy, under this name refers to pickled peppers. It is he who is an indispensable ingredient in the preparation of various kinds of traditional Mediterranean dishes. Pickled peppers are added to snacks, spicy salads, soups, sauces, as well as vegetable and meat dishes. In Italy, this piquant vegetable is grown commercially.
Pizza
To prepare this amazingly delicious dish, you will need the following ingredients: wheat flour, 70 ml of drinking water, a teaspoon of dried yeast, 15 g of olive oil, a little salt, three tablespoons of tomato sauce. You will also need 100 g of pepperoni (sausage) and 170 g of mozzarella. Pour water into a small bowl and heat to +35 degrees. Add dry yeast, sugar. Mix everything well and place the container with the mixture in a warm place for twenty minutes. During this time, the yeast will begin to grow.
Then pour sifted flour into a separate bowl. Pour in the yeast mixture and olive oil. Also, don't forget to add some salt. Mix all components thoroughly. Introduce the flour until the dough stops sticking to your hands. Then form a ball and transfer it to a bowl. Cover the container with a towel and place in a warm place for an hour.
Now let's get into our spicy pepperoni. What is it, I think, you already know. Therefore, remove the shell from the sausage and cut it into circles. Then get the cheese. It also needs to be cut into medium pieces. After that, roll the dough into a thin layer with a rolling pin, giving it the shape of a circle. Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil. Gently place the pizza base on it . Smear the dough evenly with tomato paste. Place sausage and mozzarella slices on top. Pepperoni pizza should be baked at a temperature of 220 degrees. Cooking will take no more than twenty minutes. Enjoy your meal.
Raw food snack
To prepare the food you will need the following components: pizza cake, avocado, lemon juice, garlic, herbs, five pickled pepperoni. The recipe is as follows: in a mortar, grind garlic with lemon juice and sliced avocado. Add a pinch of salt there. Finely chop the onion and dill. Cut pickled peppers into slices. Apply avocado sauce to the base cake . Our pizza is practically ready. Pepperoni carefully lay on the cake, and sprinkle everything on top with greens. Enjoy your meal.
Spicy sausage
One and a half kilograms of pork, 500 grams of lean beef, 50 grams of salt, hot ground pepper - these are the main ingredients needed to make pepperoni. The composition can be supplemented with a variety of seasonings, such as anise, hot pepper, paprika and garlic. You will also need 150 ml of dry red wine. Cut the chilled meat into small pieces, and then roll the meat grinder through the middle grill. Add minced salt, ground pepper, spices and chopped garlic to the minced meat. Mix everything thoroughly. Stuff the minced meat in a bowl, cover it tightly with cling film and put in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning, start with meat pre-soaked in water and thoroughly washed pig intestines. The length of the sausages should be no more than 25 centimeters. After that, hang out the semi-finished products to seal the stuffing and drying into the corridor. Transfer them to the refrigerator at night.
Repeat the procedure four times. Then wrap pepperoni with gauze and place in the refrigerator for seven days. After that, remove them again and hang them in the corridor for drying. On average, it takes a little more than a month to cook sausages. Enjoy your meal.
Bruschetta with pepperoni
Necessary ingredients: eight slices of baguette, 16 slices of sausage, 120 g of mozzarella, two tomatoes, garlic, basil and vegetable oil. So, chop the cheese and tomatoes. You should get eight slices. Cut the baguette into halves. In a regular frying pan or grill, brown them on one side. Then rub the bread with garlic and sprinkle it with olive oil. For each slice put two slices of pepperoni (sausage), mozzarella and tomato. Sprinkle the food with oil and lightly salt. Top the filling with a second slice of bread. Bake the buns in a roaster or hot grill for about five minutes. Garnish with basil before serving. Enjoy your meal.