Seafood Pizza

Ok guys n Gal’s lets get cooking!

First let’s break down what we are going to need:

Toppings

1 Small Tuna Steak
6-8 Uncooked Prawns
6 Green Lip Muscles on the half shell
Mozzarella Cheese
Mushrooms
Onion

Pizza Base

400g Strong White Flour
1 Packet of Dried Yeast
1 Tablespoon of Sugar
1 Teaspoon of Salt
1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil
200ml Tepid Water

Sauce

1 Tin of chopped Plum Tomatoes
½ an onion
Finely chopped Oregano and Basil
3 Cloves of Garlic
1 Tablespoon of olive Oil
Salt & Pepper

Wow that’s a lot of ingredients! You can buy things such as pizza sauce and dough pre-made but as with all of my recipes I like to cook everything as fresh as I can.

First things first we need to make the pizza base. Pour the Flour into a mixing bowl and add the yeast, salt and sugar. Mix with together with your hands. Once you are happy it’s all mixed together make a well for your water. This is where your hands get really messy! Mix everything up until you have a single mass of dough. If the dough is too wet then add a little more flour and if it’s a little too dry and still floury add a little more water. Take the dough out of the bowl and need for about 3 minutes on a floured surface. Once finished put it back in the mixing bowl, pour over the olive oil and ensure its fully coated to prevent any dryness and leave it to rise in a warm part of the kitchen.

Whilst we are waiting for the dough to rise (normally takes 45-60 minutes) we can make the sauce. Finely shop your herbs, crush the garlic and put them into the mixer with some olive oil and the tomatoes. Once blitzed in the blender you can transfer it to a bowl and add the half onion finely chopped. This will give it a bit of texture. Leave this covered in cling film in the fridge until needed.

The dough is ready when it has reached about twice the size it was originally. Flour your work surface and place the dough there. Punch out any pockets of air. Separate the dough into two parts and roll out with your rolling pin (One thing I don’t own is a rolling pin so I am using a wine bottle with some tissue inside to keep it dry…How embarrassing!) It’s very difficult to get a perfectly round pizza so don’t worry if it’s a little wonky!

Spread some of the sauce over the base and add your toppings. Don’t forget, cheese melts so make sure you don’t go too overboard else it will go over the edge!

Put your pizza in a pre-heated oven for around 15 minutes on Gas Mark 5 (190c) until the cheese starts to go a light brown. Remove it from the oven, slice and serve. Enjoy!