Pizza is traditionally considered the property of Italian cuisine. Currently, there are a huge number of recipes for pizza . Today this dish is a national treasure of the Italians, and we will consider how to cook pizza with shrimps.
Ingredients:
- yeast dough - 250 g;
- Mozzarella cheese - 150g;
- Parmesan cheese -100 g;
- shrimp - 200 g;
- tomatoes - 3 pcs;
- onion - 1 pc;
- basil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- salt, spices - to taste.
Preparation
Basis for pizza
Since the days of the Ancient World, recipes for baked bread with filling have come down to us. The ancient Greeks, Romans and Persians used this dish in military campaigns. For a long time in Italy, pizza was considered poor people's food. Indeed, often pizza was prepared not according to the recipe, but laying out everything that was at home: tomatoes, olives, cheese, spices, seafood or meat.
Pizza with shrimps, having a wonderful taste, was never considered a special delicacy. In Italy, seafood is the basis of many dishes. Therefore, pizza with shrimp, the recipe for cooking which is very simple, could afford and poor citizens. This again indicates the history of the origin of the dish, which Italians are more proud than embarrassed. It was the pizza that helped many families survive in difficult times.
Only in the 18th century pizza began to be served in rich houses, thanks to the wife of King Naples Ferdinand IV and her special love for this dish. Living in the 19th century, the King of Italy Umberto I and his wife Margarita of Savoy also appreciated the pizza. Once, while traveling to Naples, the famous pizza-jail Rafael Esposito made several kinds of pizza for Margarita. One of them, with tomatoes, basil and cheese in the colors of the Italian flag (white, red, green) was so popular with the queen that Margarita of Savoy wrote a thank-you letter to the chef. And the pizza itself has since been called Margarita.
Dough for the traditional Italian pizza is prepared in a certain way, not rolling on the table to the desired thickness, but throwing up and untwisting in the air. It is believed that this is what allows the test to be soft, not brittle, but at the same time, with a crispy crust.
Since we are not competing for the title of the best Italian pizza jolly, you can buy the dough in the store or knead the usual yeast dough yourself. To do this, dissolve the yeast in warm water, gradually add the egg, butter, flour, salt and sugar, mix.
To make pizza with shrimps according to our recipe, 250 grams of dough is required. It should be rolled into a layer about 5 mm thick. Put on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 180-200 ° C.
While the dough is preparing, we will have time to prepare the filling for pizza with shrimps.
Pizza filling with shrimps
The onion is finely chopped and fried over medium heat in olive oil until golden. Tomatoes are washed, and in a blender turn into tomato paste. Add basil and green onions, salt and spices. Add the resulting mixture to the fried onion and simmer for 8-10 minutes.
Boil the shrimp and clean. Hard cheese finely grate, instead of Parmesan you can use any other hard cheese, or combine several varieties. Soft cheese, we have it Mozzarella, cut into thin plates. The prepared pizza base should be spread evenly with the resulting tomato mass. Top with pieces of soft cheese and shrimp, sprinkle with hard cheese and bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 220 ° C.
Before serving, you can decorate the pizza with greenery.
Enjoy your meal!