Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Spicy Pizza Recipes and How to Liven Up a Pizza

You can spice up any kind of pizza recipes, whether you are using meat, fish or vegetables as the topping. There are different ways to add spice to a pizza, of course, with the simplest being just to sprinkle some chili powder over the pizza before you bake it.
You might like to make a spicy pizza sauce recipe to spread over the pizza before adding the toppings or you might want to use chopped fresh chilies to add color and so anyone who does not want the heat can see them and pick them off their slice. What about marinating your chopped meat or fish in a spicy marinade before adding it?
Making Your Own Pizza Recipes
If you are looking for a good fall or winter recipe, something that will warm you up and satisfy your hunger, what about making a delicious homemade spicy pizza? You can use a readymade pizza crust for convenience, then make an easy pizza sauce, add your favorite toppings and bake it until crispy. Making pizza is so simple and you control all the ingredients and toppings.
You can serve hot sauce on the side for people who want to add extra fire to their pizza. Of course, making a spicy pizza does not necessarily mean making something fiery enough to bring tears to your eyes.
You might want to use spices like celery seed, black pepper, fennel and garlic salt to add a mild and fragrant spiciness. Aromatic spices are a nice touch if you want a gently spiced pizza rather than a fiery hot one.
Recipe for Spicy Pizza Sauce
This recipe makes a really good pizza sauce which is aromatically spiced rather than fiery hot. This means you can choose whether to use strong-flavored toppings to boost the fire factor or mild-flavored ones so that the fragrant herbs and spices in the sauce can shine through. Feel free to add some chili powder to this recipe if you want to.
Using a homemade pizza sauce gives such a good flavor to pizza recipes. If you are making your own pizza crust, making your own sauce is a logical step because a poor quality store-bought pizza sauce can sometimes give disappointing results. Nobody will be disappointed with this delicious sauce though. Let it simmer for an hour if you like, rather than half an hour, for a more intense flavor.
What you will need:
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 6 oz can tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 minced garlic clove
  • 8 oz can tomato sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons grated parmesan
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seed
  • 1/4 cup chopped celery
How to make it:
Melt the butter in a skillet and add the oil. Add the garlic, celery and onion and saute until tender. Add the tomato paste and tomato sauce, then all the other ingredients. Let the sauce simmer for half an hour, take out the bay leaf and spread it over your prepared pizza crust.


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