Saturday, April 11, 2020

NEAPOLITAN PIZZA

Many years ago I served my first homemade, Neapolitan-style pizza to my husband and children.  The dough was pressed into a large sheet pan, like pictured.  It was served sizzling hot and speckled with sweet Italian sausage.  The crust was so crispy, even in the middle.  I made sure the anchovies were in two sections where my husband could easily pick them out.  My children and I do not particularly like them on pizza.  I once served a four types of pizza...Napolitan, Margherita, Pizza Bianca, and Riviera to my husband's parents and grandparents.  They loved them all! 



One recipe for pizza dough or already-prepared dough
One recipe for pizza sauce or store-bought pizza sauce

3 links sweet or hot Italian sausages, cooked, cooled, & sliced
1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
Pitted black Italian olives
Sliced pimiento green olives
1 green bell pepper, sliced into circles
Sliced sun-dried tomatoes, in oil
Thinly sliced cremini mushrooms
8 oz ball fresh mozzarella cheese, broken into small pieces
Freshly grated Pecorino-Romano cheese

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Press dough into a sheet pan.
Ladle on some pizza sauce.
Top with some or all of the above toppings.

Bake the pizza in the center of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

Cut into 12 slices