Deep Dish Meatball Marinara Pizza Food

DEEP-DISH MEATBALL MARINARA PIZZA

Steps:

• Gently heat the milk in a small saucepan until steaming, then remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly. Combine the flour, salt, yeast and caster sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre, and pour in 4 tbsp olive oil and 250ml of the warm milk. Stir to combine, adding the rest of the milk if the dough feels dry. Tip out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 10 mins, then put in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover and leave to rise for 1 hr 30 mins-2 hrs until doubled in size.
• To make the sauce, heat the oil in a saucepan over a low heat and fry the onion with a large pinch of salt for 12-15 mins, or until the onion is softened and translucent. Add the garlic and fry for 1 min more. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato purée, oregano and sugar. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered for 15-20 mins, or until the sauce has thickened. Season. If you prefer a smooth sauce, blitz with a hand blender.
• Lightly oil a roughly 33 x 23cm baking tray. Roll the risen dough out slightly with a rolling pin, then stretch it over the tray and into the corners, pushing it up the edges to make a lipped crust. Spread over the tomato sauce and top with most of the mozzarella. Cover and leave to rest for 30 mins.
• Heat the oven to 240C/220C fan/gas 8 with a baking sheet inside to heat up - it should be large enough to hold the pizza tray. Combine the pork, breadcrumbs, egg yolk, fennel seeds and some seasoning in a large bowl. Mix everything with your hands for about 5 mins until well combined, then roll the mixture into 12 balls. Heat the remaining oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat, and fry the meatballs for 5 mins until evenly browned. Set aside.
• Brush the crust of the pizza with a little oil, then sprinkle over the polenta. Top the pizza with the meatballs, pressing them into the sauce and cheese a little, then scatter over the remaining mozzarella. Immediately slide the pizza tray onto the hot baking sheet and bake for 15-18 mins, or until the pizza is cooked through in the middle and crisp around the edges. Scatter over the parmesan and oregano, then slice into six squares to serve.

DEEP-DISH MEATBALL PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F.
• Roll out pizza dough into 11-inch round on lightly floured surface. Spray 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Place dough in prepared pan, gently pressing dough onto bottom and 1 inch up side of pan.
• Sprinkle 1 cup cheese onto bottom of crust; top with layers of mushrooms, meatballs and pizza sauce. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake 22 to 25 min. or until cheese is melted and edge of crust is golden brown.

DEEP DISH SPAGHETTI PIE

Steps:

• Note: I used preseasoned hamburger patties I had in the freezer (I use Great Canadian Steak Spice - #62779) and I usually have 4 bags of Marinara Sauce from Cooking Light - #260197. Given that I used these two ingredients, my pizza pie was well seasoned, so the only spice I added was Italian Seasoning. If you are using regular ground beef, consider seasoning it with more garlic, salt and pepper. If using tomato sauce, add more seasoning such as Oregano, Basil and Italian Seasoning, salt, pepper and a little bit of sugar. I used a mix blend of Mozarella, Boccocconi Cheese and Gruyere cheese. The vegetables could be changed. Try adding red/green peppers or spinach for a different taste.
• Directions:.
• Combine the spaghetti, beaten egg and parmasan cheese. Mix well. Using a deep dish pizza pan, spread the spaghetti strands around the pan.
• Spread the cottage cheese over the spaghetti layer.
• In a large skillet sprayed with cooking oil, saute onion, mushrooms, garlic for about 4 minutes. Add the beef and cook until meat is brown and onion are tender. Drain off any fat and add Marinara Sauce or tomato sauce. Combine until well blended. Pour the beef mixture over the cottage cheese layer, spreading over to the sides.
• Grate the cheese and spread over the beef layer. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Cook the pizza pie for 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and slightly browned on top. Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes.

DEEP-DISH MEATBALL PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Coat a 9-inch glass pie plate with olive oil. Stretch dough to an 8-inch round, then press into bottom and up sides of plate. If dough springs back, let rest 5 minutes before continuing.
• Combine beef, breadcrumbs, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Spread marinara over bottom of dough, then top with half of each cheese. Crumble meat mixture over dough. Top with remaining cheese.
• Drizzle pizza with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Bake until cooked through and crust is crisp and golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle with basil. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

BUDDY'S MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Chop and fry celery, onion and parsley together in oil.
• Mix together beef, veal, salt, egg, garlic and soaked bread. Add fried onion, celery, parsley mix.
• Roll 2 oz. balls and brown in a hot skillet then bake at 375°F for 1/2 hours.