Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Smoked Duck and Roasted Sweet Pepper Pizza

I've been experimenting with no-rise pizza dough, which is pretty much the same as the two ingredient flat bread but rolled out to pizza size, but I've been having some trouble getting it crispy all the way through. I can't really justify buying a pizza stone right now but with a pizza shaped baking tin, a very hot oven with a very hot baking sheet I've managed to get  a crisp crust and a well cooked middle.

Squirrelface approves and as you all know, when it comes to Italian cooking if Squirrelface approves I feel like I've done a great job. I found the delicious sliced smoked duck I mention in Punchy Smoked Duck Stir Fry this morning, which melds beautifully with the smoky roasted sweet peppers and salty-sharp black olives.

I won't tell you how to top a pizza, you can do it however you want. I will tell you how to make a Kick-Ass Multi-Use Tomato Sauce you can double or triple up on and freeze. I added oregano as it's a pizza herb for me.

This is an easy and adaptable base for mid-week cooking and eating that will taste better and be better for you than any supermarket bought pizza.


Smoked Duck and Roasted Sweet Pepper Pizza

1 potion Kick-Ass Multi-Use Tomato Sauce
1 portion no rise pizza dough
1 ball low fat Mozzarella
5 thin slices smoked duck, snipped up with kitchen scissors
1 sweet red pepper, skinned and finely chopped.
Hand full black olives

Put a large, flat baking sheet in your oven  and preheat at top temperature.



Mix together flatread ingredients with your hands and roll out on a floured surface.

Transfer to a floured baking tray, I used a round one with holes in, and roll until the dough is evenly distributed.



Top with tomato sauce and then whatever it is you’d like on your pizza.

Pop in the oven and leave for  5 – 6 minutes and then turn the pizza around 180 degrees and then bake for another 5-6 minutes.


The heat of the oven will differ from appliance to appliance – what you’re aiming for is golden brown crispy crust, bubbling cheese and tomato sauce.




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