My husband spent his mission for our church in northern part of Italy. While he was there he learned how to cook many authentic Italian dishes from the people he met. One of his friends owned his own pizza restaurant! Over our 3 years of marriage I have tried to learn from my husband and have created the most authentic Italian pizza I can with out breaking the bank. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Ingredients
1 Can plain tomato sauce
dried oregano, basil,
garlic salt
fresh basil
mozzarella (make sure it is stored in LIQUID! I found mine for an affordable price at Sam's Club)
5 or 6 links of plain breakfast sausage
I make my dough (see this recipe) before hand. You can use whatever dough recipe you want but make sure its a thin crust one. Italians like their pizza as thin as possible. I accidentally forgot to split my dough so thats why this one looks thicker. Spread your dough on a greased cookie sheet with cornmeal sprinkled on it. Bake it for about 5-8 minutes. In a small sauce pan bring tomato sauce to a boil. Add dried seasonings and garlic to your own taste. Let it simmer- no real time, just at least 5 min but longer is better. Italians simmer their sauces for hours, and sometimes all day! You will want to cook the sausage at this same time. When the links are done cut them into bit size pieces. Take crust out after the time previously indicated and spread about 1/2 to 3/4 of the sauce on the crust. Tear up some basil leaves and spread over sauce.
Cut your mozzarella up and spread over pizza. Do the same with the sausage. Italians put salami on their pizzas, not pepperoni. Sausage is a cheaper substitute and it is usually already on hand in your kitchen.
Place back in your oven. Bake at the temperature that your dough recipe suggests until the cheese is bubbly and the crust is brown. Enjoy!
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1 comments:
looks yummy! i will have to try this! thanks for sharing!
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