Ahhh- Stuffed again. I ate so much last night I did not feel well, even though I only ate one giant serving I was so stuffed I felt I was going to explode, and needed to nap on the couch for a while. It was well worth it though- the Turkey (organic, free range, and brined) was amazing- it could not have turned out better. I usually follow Alton Brown's instructions and blast it at 500 degrees for 30 mins, then cover breast meat w/ aluminum foil and reduce heat down to 350 degrees until done.
Won't get into too many details though- and since I've already talked about turkey, broccoli casserole, mashed potatoes, etc. here I thought I would go into what we made the other night at my apartment - Pizza!
It was so easy it is silly- and anyone can do it! Of course it is best to have a pizza stone on hand for this (as it evenly cooks the pizza and makes for a crispier crust) but it is not neccassary.
What you do is go to the local pizza shop and ask for fresh dough - just the dough, nothing else. It will come in a round ball. If you haven't done this before get a few for practice, as you will have to stretch the dough out the size. I would look online for detailed pizza flipping plans- it really is easy, but it is tough to explain quickly.
If you are at the shop you can also see if they will give you a tub of their pizza sauce - if not go to a local supermarket - a gourmet shop should have fresh pizza sauce around, but supermarkets might not. You can either use normal marinara sauce (just get as fresh as possible, if they have 'garden fresh' or reduced oil or anything like that, buy that over Ragu or something - we are going for a fresh tasting pizza here, not spaghetti!).
You can make your own pizza sauce simply by buying pureed tomoatoes (with no oil or seasonings), and adding some sugar, a few tablespoons of olive oil, oregano, salt, and fresh pepper to it. Do this to taste- I can't give you exact amounts as I do not use any - but remember that it is alwasy easy to add more of something than take it out!
Also buy some fresh mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil.
Preheat your oven to 500 degrees- let it sit like that for a while to get it really really hot.
Meanwhile stretch your dough out to pizza size - but on a cookie tray (or pizza stone if you have one) then spread on your sauce, add slices of fresh mozzarella.
After oven is ready- put in your pizza and cook until crust is brown and cheese is starting to get bubbly (maybe 10-15 mins).
Evenly add as much of the fresh basil as you want when you think there is only a few mins left. Let cook until done.
That's it!
Easy to make, pretty cheap, and impressive - add a nice cheap bottle of wine to the mix and you have a great italian meal that will taste just as good as going to that brick oven pizza place down the street!
Won't get into too many details though- and since I've already talked about turkey, broccoli casserole, mashed potatoes, etc. here I thought I would go into what we made the other night at my apartment - Pizza!
It was so easy it is silly- and anyone can do it! Of course it is best to have a pizza stone on hand for this (as it evenly cooks the pizza and makes for a crispier crust) but it is not neccassary.
What you do is go to the local pizza shop and ask for fresh dough - just the dough, nothing else. It will come in a round ball. If you haven't done this before get a few for practice, as you will have to stretch the dough out the size. I would look online for detailed pizza flipping plans- it really is easy, but it is tough to explain quickly.
If you are at the shop you can also see if they will give you a tub of their pizza sauce - if not go to a local supermarket - a gourmet shop should have fresh pizza sauce around, but supermarkets might not. You can either use normal marinara sauce (just get as fresh as possible, if they have 'garden fresh' or reduced oil or anything like that, buy that over Ragu or something - we are going for a fresh tasting pizza here, not spaghetti!).
You can make your own pizza sauce simply by buying pureed tomoatoes (with no oil or seasonings), and adding some sugar, a few tablespoons of olive oil, oregano, salt, and fresh pepper to it. Do this to taste- I can't give you exact amounts as I do not use any - but remember that it is alwasy easy to add more of something than take it out!
Also buy some fresh mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil.
Preheat your oven to 500 degrees- let it sit like that for a while to get it really really hot.
Meanwhile stretch your dough out to pizza size - but on a cookie tray (or pizza stone if you have one) then spread on your sauce, add slices of fresh mozzarella.
After oven is ready- put in your pizza and cook until crust is brown and cheese is starting to get bubbly (maybe 10-15 mins).
Evenly add as much of the fresh basil as you want when you think there is only a few mins left. Let cook until done.
That's it!
Easy to make, pretty cheap, and impressive - add a nice cheap bottle of wine to the mix and you have a great italian meal that will taste just as good as going to that brick oven pizza place down the street!
posted by LUNYC at Friday, November 24, 2006
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