White Clam Pizza Food

WHITE CLAM PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, combine the clams, the reserved clam juice, olive oil, oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic, a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper. Set aside.
• Spread the pizza dough into a large oval on a baking sheet. Brush with olive oil, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with the mozzarella and half of the Pecorino Romano. Scatter over the clam mixture, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edge of the dough.
• Bake until the crust is golden and crisp, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer to a cutting board and sprinkle over the remaining Pecorino Romano, some fresh oregano leaves and more red pepper flakes. Slice and serve.

WHITE CLAM PIZZA

Steps:

• Position a rack in the bottom of the oven and place an inverted baking sheet on top.
• preheat oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
• IN a small bowl, combine the olive oil, garlic and 2 pinches salt.
• Lightly flour a baking sheet, place one piece of pizza dough on top and stretch to fit the dimensions of the baking sheet.
• Drizzle 2 1/2 tablespoons garlic oil on top.
• Sprinkle half of the clams on top and season with 2 teaspoons Parmesan, 1 1/2 teaspoons thyme and salt and pepper.
• Set the baking sheet on the hot baking sheet in the oven.
• Bake until crisp and golden, about 20 minutes.
• Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make another pizza.

WHITE CLAM PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Place a pizza stone or inverted rimmed baking sheet on the bottom rack.
• Mix the garlic and 1/4 cup olive oil in a small bowl. Knead the dough about 6 times on a lightly floured surface. Roll and stretch into a 12-inch round. Place the dough on a pizza peel, or another inverted baking sheet, dusted with cornmeal.
• Brush half of the garlic-oil over the dough; season with salt. Scatter the mozzarella and clams over the crust; drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the reserved clam juice and the remaining garlic-oil. Sprinkle with the oregano, parmesan, and salt to taste. Slip the pizza onto the preheated pizza stone or baking sheet (the cornmeal will help it slide off). Bake until the crust is light brown, 13 to 15 minutes.
• Just before the pizza is done, drizzle the arugula with olive oil and lemon juice. Slice the pizza; top each piece with arugula and season with red pepper flakes, if desired.

WHITE CLAM PIZZA

Steps:

• Place a baking stone on the middle shelf of the oven and preheat on the highest setting for at least 1 hour.
• While oven is preheating, in a bowl, combine the Herb Oil and lemon juice; stir in the clam meat to coat; cover and marinated in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Shape the dough ball to a diameter of about 12 inches; the dough should be very thin, about 1/8 inch thick, nearly translucent and slightly thicker toward the edge.
• Transfer the dough to a pizza peel that has been dusted with flour.
• In another bowl, stir the 2 cheeses together; distribute the cheeses over the dough; spread the clam and oil mixture evenly over the cheese.
• Sprinkle the surface evenly with salt and pepper.
• Carefully slide pizza from the peel onto the baking stone; bake about 10-12 minutes.
• When done, the crust should be crisp and slightly charred on the edge and the cheese should be fully melted and just beginning to caramelize to a rich gold.
• The underside of the crust should be brown and crisp, not white and soft.
• Remove the finished pizza from the oven and immediately sprinkle the parsley over the top.
• Let pizza cool for about 3 minutes before slicing and serving.
• *You can make other seafood pizzas in the same way-use raw squid, shirmp, bay scallops (whole) or sea scallops (cut in half), or any combination.