Pizza Calabrese

11 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 1/2 cups pizza flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 4 cups canned San Marzano tomato sauce
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • 1 pound fresh mozzarella, sliced
  • 40 thin slices spicy Italian salami
  • 16 fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped
  • 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan
  • Olive oil, for drizzling

Directions

  1. 1
    Special equipment: a wood-fired oven and a pizza peel
  2. 2
    For the pizza dough: Prepare the yeast by mixing it in 1 cup warm water.
  3. 3
    When it's frothy, add it to the flour and salt in a mixing bowl.
  4. 4
    Combine until smooth.
  5. 5
    Portion the dough into 4 balls and let rest for 24 hours.
  6. 6
    Heat a wood-fired oven to 350 to 400 degrees F. Flour a work surface, and hand stretch and form the dough balls into the appropriate pizza shapes.
  7. 7
    Transfer to a floured pizza peel.
  8. 8
    For the toppings: Season the San Marzano tomato sauce with a pinch of salt.
  9. 9
    Scoop a ladleful over each of the pizza dough rounds and spread until it almost reaches the edge of the pizza.
  10. 10
    Top the pizzas with some mozzarella, salami, basil, Parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil.
  11. 11
    Bake until golden brown and bubbling, about 1 1/2 minutes.

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