Name: Meatball, Mixed Herb and Taleggio Pizza
Prep time: 125 min
Total time: 125 min
Ingredients: Pizza Dough; 4 teaspoon active dry yeast; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 270 millilitre warm water; 420 gram 00 flour (or use high-grade flour); Mamma’s Chunky Pomodoro Sauce; 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 2 medium onions, finely chopped); 2 clove garlic, finely chopped; 1 kilogram tinned cherry tomatoes (or any good-quality chopped, tinned tomatoes); 2 tablespoon fresh oregano, roughly chopped; Pizza Assembly; flour, for dusting; 4 x 180 gram pizza dough balls; 250 millilitre mamma’s chunky pomodoro sauce (pizza sauce); 300 gram buffalo mozzarella balls (torn); 120 gram taleggio cheese, torn; 4 tablespoon fresh oregano; 20 basil leaves; 4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; Meatballs; 400 gram pork mince; 50 gram pecorino cheese (or grated parmesan) (grated); 1 1/2 teaspoon chilli fakes

Ingredients

Pizza Dough

4 teaspoon active dry yeast

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon sugar

2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

270 millilitre warm water

420 gram 00 flour (or use high-grade flour)

Mamma’s Chunky Pomodoro Sauce

2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

2 medium onions, finely chopped)

2 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 kilogram tinned cherry tomatoes (or any good-quality chopped, tinned tomatoes)

2 tablespoon fresh oregano, roughly chopped

Pizza Assembly

flour, for dusting

4 x 180 gram pizza dough balls

250 millilitre mamma’s chunky pomodoro sauce (pizza sauce)

300 gram buffalo mozzarella balls (torn)

120 gram taleggio cheese, torn

4 tablespoon fresh oregano

20 basil leaves

4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Meatballs

400 gram pork mince

50 gram pecorino cheese (or grated parmesan) (grated)

1 1/2 teaspoon chilli fakes

Method

Pizza Dough with Mixer

1.Place the yeast, salt, sugar, oil and warm water in a large bowl and leave for 15 minutes. The mixture should become frothy.

2.Transfer mixture to an electric mixer with a dough hook, gradually add the flour on a low speed and mix till the dough comes together.

3.Transfer to a lightly floured bench and knead for about 8 minutes – the dough will become smooth and elastic. If you find the dough is still a little wet, sprinkle in more flour (the perfect dough is ready when you can poke your finger into it without any dough sticking to it).

4.Place dough in a large bowl, cover with a damp cloth and leave in a warm place to rise for 40 minutes.

5.Gently press dough back down, remove from bowl and roll into 3 x 180g balls. Place on a non-stick tray, cover with a damp cloth and leave to rise again for 25 minutes before rolling into bases.

Pizza Dough by Hand

6.Follow the mixer method but replace step 2 with: Place flour on a clean work surface and make a well in the centre, add the yeast mixture and gradually incorporate the flour until well combined.

Mamma’s Chunky Pomodoro Sauce

7.Warm oil in a large saucepan and add onion and garlic. Sauté on a low heat for 10 minutes.

8.Add tomatoes, cook over a medium heat for 25 minutes, fold in the oregano and season to taste. Cool before using.

Pizza Assembly

9.Place pizza stone in oven, turn to 250°C (230°C fan forced) and heat for 1 hour.

10.Place all meatball ingredients in a bowl and mix well, add 2-3 pinches of salt and pepper, roll into 1.5cm balls, cover and set aside in fridge.

11.Sprinkle some flour on a clean work surface and roll pizza balls into 4 x 30cm circles. Transfer to a lightly floured pizza paddle or lightly floured oven sheet.

12.Divide pizza sauce evenly over bases, keeping 1cm away from edges. Scatter mozzarella over the sauce and arrange meatballs on top, then scatter with taleggio. Sprinkle with oregano.

13.Transfer to the hot pizza stone and cook, one pizza at a time, for 10-12 minutes or until golden and crispy.

14.Remove from oven, scatter with 5 basil leaves and drizzle with 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil per pizza.

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Ingredients

Method

Pizza Dough with Mixer

Pizza Dough by Hand

Mamma’s Chunky Pomodoro Sauce

Pizza Assembly

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