09/04/2017
Pizza Margherita
Recipe Description
This most basic pizza, known as Pizza Margherita in Italy, proves the oldadage that less is more.
Ingredients:-
Six-inch Pizza Bases – 2 no
Sauce
Olive oil – 1 tablespoon
Garlic cloves, chopped – 2
Dried oregano – 1/2 teaspoon
Onion, chopped – 1 small
Tomato Concasse – 2 cups
Tomato purée – ½ cup
Fresh basil leaves – 2 no
Salt – to taste
Sugar – ½ teaspoon
Black peppercorns, crushed – 6-8 no
Topping
Grated mozzarella cheese – 1 cup
Tomato, cut into round slices – 1 medium
Fresh basil leaves – 4-5 no
Method:-
For the sauce, heat the olive oil in a pan; add garlic and a large pinch of dried oregano and sauté for half a minute.
Add the onion and sauté till translucent.
Add tomato concasse and mix till all the moisture has evaporated. Add tomato purée and cook for another five to eight minutes.
Add roughly torn basil leaves, salt, sugar, half the crushed peppercorns and mix well. Set aside to cool.
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Spread the sauce evenly over both pizza bases and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Arrange tomato slices and basil leaves on top and sprinkle with salt, remaining crushed peppercorns and oregano to taste.
Place the pizzas on a baking tray and bake for ten to fifteen minutes till the cheese melts.
Remove from the oven, cut into wedges and serve immediately.
