Thursday 25 August 2011

Mio Fratello's Master Piece

Okay I know I haven't been blogging but I have had no breathing space to even cook anything so I may have another post this afternoon or I will post it sometime on the weekend, glazed honey and chocolate strawberries. But now this post is called Mio Fratello's Master Piece, which translated from Italian to English is My Brother's Master Piece as he called it. I had a boring lunch. Made myself poached eggs on a whole grain muffin.
Anyway this is what it is. The recipe...The Master Piece. To the right side is it before it was put into the oven.

What you'll need ladies and gentleman:
1 loaf of Lebanese Bread
Kalamata Olives, pitted
Kebana
Oregano
Chilli
Pepper
Salt
Napoli sauce (you can find this in a can like Dolmio's but we had homemade, if have neither use tomato paste)
Tasty Cheese
Tomato, sliced how ever you prefer
Parsley
Olive Oil.

Method
On the left I thought this was a pretty good picture of the still uncooked product as it looked like it was out of a cookbook.
Anyway:
  • Put Lebanese Bread on a plate, one whole loaf and spread Napoli sauce or tomato paste in the centre leaving the edges so it can become a crust unless you don't mind.
  • Next grate tasty cheese and sprinkle oregano.
  • With pitted olives you can arrange anywhere
  • Cut Kebana into slices depending on how thick you like it then arrange in what way you'd like, sprinkle chilli, pepper and salt.
  • Grate more tasty cheese on top so it covers it more, sprinkle a little more oregano and drizzle some olive oil around the crust too.
  • Place the fresh tomato on top and sprinkle parsley.
  • Pre-heat oven for a couple of minutes at 270 degrees.
  • Place on a tray and put in oven leave until cheese is melted, then grill for a minute or so until crisp.
  • Then Eat and Enjoy or as the Italians say it Mangia                           (cooked below)
 Tips
  • Fresh ingredients are always best and making your own sauce is healthier option
  • Use low fat- salt reduced tasty cheese and if you are like me who would rather a healthier option then you don't need the oil all over as the cheese harvests oil itself so only drizzle on crust so it doesn't get to dry.
  • You don't need to use salt because the cheese and the kebana have salt in it.
  • Our oregano was from our garden, picked, dried and crushed.
  • Don't need to use kebana can use salami, ham or bacon
  • If you want to be more Italian when putting on the fresh tomatoes also put ricotta, bocconcini or mozzarella pieces not grated.
  • You can swap lebanese bread for wholemeal lebanese bread or for a smaller serving use pita bread, or small mountain bread. Though Lebanese Bread is 98% fat free.
  • Some may want to add garlic.
Benefits
The good thing about a pizza you can put anything on it depending on your diet, and how much you want of the ingredients on it. 

This blog is featuring my brothers cuisine.

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