Homemade Pizza "Marinara"

4 servings

60 minutes

This pizza is called "Marinara" not because every inch of it is stuffed with shrimp, squid and other seafood. Marinara is a traditional Italian sauce that got its name because it resembles a marinade. It is believed that meat and fish could be marinated in a mixture of sour tomato juice with spices and herbs so that they would last longer and become softer. This is what Italian fishermen used, since the only meat they took on voyages was tough pork , and they got tired of fish. By the way, marinara was the first sauce that was sold in Italy as canned food. And nothing seafood is added to it, except that sometimes a couple of anchovies are ground into the sauce for piquancy.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 452.5
• Proteins: 10.6g
• Fats: 9g
• Carbohydrates: 84.1g

Ingredients

• Wheat flour: 400 g
• Water: 260 ml
• Dry yeast: 3 g
• Pelati tomatoes: 400 g
• Sugar: 10 g
• Olive oil: 30 ml
• Garlic: 1 clove
• Onion: 50 g
• Oregano: 0.3 tsp
• Basil: 20 g
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Prepare all the ingredients.

2. Mix room temperature water, 8 grams of salt, and 2 tablespoons of flour.

   Required ingredients:

   • Water: 260 ml
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Wheat flour: 400 g

3. Add yeast and sugar to the mixture. Stir again.

   Required ingredients:

   • Dry yeast: 3 g
   • Sugar: 10 g

4. Mix in the remaining flour and knead the dough. The dough can be kneaded by hand or with a stand mixer using a hook attachment.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 400 g

5. At the end, add 15 ml of olive oil.

   Required ingredients:

   • Olive oil: 30 ml

6. Shape the dough into a ball and place it in a bowl greased with olive oil. Cover with plastic wrap or a damp towel and leave in a warm place for 1.5–2 hours.

   Required ingredients:

   • Olive oil: 30 ml

7. To make the dough airy, it's important to knead it correctly. For this, take the dough with both hands in the middle and lift it (it should fold in half). Then slap it on the table. Turn it 90 degrees, lift again and slap. Repeat until the dough easily comes off the table surface.

8. Divide the dough into 2 balls. Place them in a deep baking tray or container greased with olive oil. Cover with a lid or film and leave at room temperature for 4 hours or in the refrigerator overnight.

   Required ingredients:

   • Olive oil: 30 ml

9. For the sauce, slice the onion into feathers. Chop the garlic coarsely.

10. Heat olive oil in a pan and sauté the onion until translucent. Add garlic.

    Required ingredients:

    • Olive oil: 30 ml
    • Onion: 50 g
    • Garlic: 1 clove

11. Put the tomatoes with juice in the pan. Mash them with a spatula.

    Required ingredients:

    • Pelati tomatoes: 400 g

12. Add oregano and basil leaves. Simmer for 15 minutes on low heat.

    Required ingredients:

    • Oregano: 0.3 teaspoon
    • Basil: 20 g

13. Blend the ready sauce. Add salt and pepper. Cool down.

    Required ingredients:

    • Salt:  to taste
    • Ground black pepper:  to taste

14. Form flatbreads by hand from the prepared dough, stretching the dough from the center to the edges with your fingers.

15. Spread sauce on the pizza dough and bake in the oven at 230 degrees for 5-10 minutes until golden.

16. Serve the 'Marinara' pizza hot.