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Marinara Pizza

Pizza-Marinara-2

Ingredients:

  • 4 ½ cups of flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups luke warm water
  • 2 tablespoon yeast
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 50ml olive oil

Shrimp and tomato sauce:

  • 6 fresh tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 cup of shrimps
  • 350g can of chopped tomatoes
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 4 basil leaves, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
  • 100ml extra olive oil
  • Salt and pepper

1
For the dough sprinkle the yeast and sugar onto the warm water and leave to the side to ferment.
In a bowl sieve the flour and salt, make a well in the centre, once the yeast has doubled in size mix with the flour to form a dough
Knead dough  to form a smooth round ball
Place onto a board and smear olive oil over the top
Place to the side in a warm place and allow dough to prove.

2
For the sauce sprinkle oil into pan, sauté onions, garlic and basil, stir in the fresh tomatoes, can of chopped tomatoes, chilli flakes and simmer gently for 5 minutes
Stir in the cooked shrimps and heat thru for a further 5 minutes, season sauce with salt and pepper

3
Once dough has risen, roll out into a flat circle and place onto a baking tray
Spoon evenly over the pizza dough the shrimp and tomato sauce
Drizzle over the pizza some extra virgin olive oil
Place in an oven pre-heated to 220°C and bake for about 12 minutes, or until the edges of the base are golden and crisp.
Garnish with the oregano or marjoram and serve immediately

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