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2/23/09

TASTE: Sicilian recipe: PIZZA


Pizza a la Palermitana (Sicilian Pizza)
The Sicilians call this 'sfincione'. Read more on comment...

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Claudio said...

Pizza a la Palermitana (Sicilian Pizza)
The Sicilians call this 'sfincione'.
Serves 4
• Ingredients Recipe:
• 1/3 cup olive oil medium
• 2 cups onion, roughly chopped Time:
• 1 prepared bread dough preparation: 2 ½ h
• 6 anchovy fillets, cut in small pieces plus 25/30 minutes
• 1/3 pound mozzarella cheese, cubed suggested wine:
• 15 black olives, pitted and halved Nero d’Avola from
• 1 1/2 cups light tomato sauce Sicily - Italy
• 1 cup toasted bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Traditional recipe
Heat oil in skillet. Add onion and sauté until golden over medium heat.
Oil a cookie sheet or large pizza pan. Spread dough in an even layer in the pan, pushing gently into shape.
Push pieces of anchovy, mozzarella and olive as deep into dough as they will go.
Spread onions in one even layer over dough. Pour tomato sauce over onions. Top with layer of bread crumbs. Sprinkle with oregano.
Allow pizza to sit, covered, for two hours. It will rise to be breadier than the average pizza.
Preheat oven to 425° F.
Bake for 25 - 30 minutes on the middle rack of oven. Sprinkle remaining tablespoon olive oil over pizza before serving.
Yield: One large pizza