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Portuguese Chouriço & Presunto Pizza

This is a delicious savory pizza. I use Fig jam as a base. The combination of the sweet jam and salty presunto is mouthwatering.

INGREDIENTS:

1 pizza dough

1/2 cup fig jam

1 cup chopped or sliced chouriço

4 slices presunto

1 cup mozzarella or your favorite cheese

1/4 cup pecorino cheese

PIZZA DOUGH

  • 4 cups flour (more as needed)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 package dry yeast (1/4 ounce or 2 1/4 tsp)
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • 2 teaspoons of salt
  • 1 1/2 cups of warm water

Recipes

Deep Dish Chourico, Sausage and Pepperoni Pizza

Pizza Dough Ingredients:

4 cups flour (more as needed)

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 package dry yeast (1/4 ounce or 2 1/4 tsp)

1 teaspoon of sugar

2 teaspoons of salt

1 1/2 cups of warm water

cast iron pan

Toppings:

1 small onion (minced)

1/4 cup raw red or green pepper (finely chopped)

1 cup fresh or canned chopped tomatoes

1 teaspoon oregano or Italian seasoning mix

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or minced garlic

8 oz. sliced pepperoni

8 oz cooked sausage or Portuguese chourico sausage or any sausage (sliced)

2 tablespoons olive oil

8 oz shredded mozzarella

4 oz pecorino cheese

Preparation:

Place flour, sugar and dry yeast into mixer. Mix ingredients together. Slowly add water and olive oil. Knead for around 1 minute and add salt.

Continue kneading dough until a soft dough/ball forms. Add additional 1 tbsp of flour at a time if dough is too wet/sticky. Cover with plastic wrap and towel and let rise for about 1 hour.

When dough has doubled in size, divide in half. Stretch out pizza dough, and place onto deep dish cast iron pan that has been dusted with a little flour and cornmeal.

Brush dough with olive oil. Top with tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic followed by 1/2 of the cheese. Add the meats and top with oregano and remaining cheeses.

Bake at 425 F for around 15-20 minutes, depending on your oven.

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Augie’s Piri Piri Buffalo Chicken Pizza and Calzone


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My husband Augie loves, Pizza, football and Piri Piri hot sauce! For this year’s Super Bowl, I’m making him his favorite buffalo style pizza.

I use piri piri (Portuguese red pepper sauce) but you can use your favorite hot sauce as a substitute! Go Patriots! patriots helmetdsc05963

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Piri Piri Buffalo Pizza

Ingredients:

1 pound pizza dough

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoon garlic powder

2 cups cooked cut up chicken

1 cup ricotta or cottage cheese

1/2 cup blue cheese salad dressing

1/4 cup ranch dressing 

1 and 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

2 tablespoons piri piri sauce or Tabasco sauce

Corn meal for dusting pan

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Sprinkle a sheet pan with a heavy dusting of corn meal. Roll out the dough to the length of your sheet pan. Brush the edges and the pizza dough with the olive oil. Mix the dressings and piri piri together in a small bowl. Spread the ricotta cheese mixture evenly over the dough, sprinkle with garlic powder and top with the chicken pieces. Top with the piri piri and dressing sauce.

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Top with cheese and then sprinkle the rest of the piri piri sauce.  You can use a much as you like! The hotter the better!

To make a Calzone, roll up the pizza dough gently pinching all sides. Make a batch of extra piri piri sauce (1 tablespoon piri piri, 1/2 cup blue cheese and 1/4 cup ranch dressing) for dipping.

Cook on center oven rack, for about 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

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Tomato and Basil Flat Bread

Tomato and Basil  Flat Bread

Tomato and Basil Flat Bread is my favorite style of pizza. Especially during the summer months when I have fresh tomatoes and basil growing in the garden. This is so easy to make and I bet you have all of the ingredients in your kitchen right now!

Pick up some st0re bought pizza dough for an easy pizza night! Enjoy!

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Ingredients:

1 pound of home made (recipe below) or store bought pizza dough

1 cup of Ricotta cheese (use 1 cup of low fat cottage cheese for a lite version)

2 large ripe tomatoes (sliced thin 1/4 inch)

2 large ripe yellow tomatoes (sliced thin 1/4 inch)

1 tablespoon of olive oil

Pinch of salt

Black pepper (to taste)

10-12 fresh basil leaves (tear slightly)

1 tablespoon of crushed garlic

1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese

Parmesan cheese

Fresh Tomatoes

Preparation for dough:

4 cups of all purpose flour

1 and 1/2 cups of warm water

2 packages of active dry yeast (1/4 oz each)

1 tablespoon of sugar

2 teaspoons of salt

1/4 cup of olive oil plus more for drizzling over top

Place the yeast into the warm water and let dissolve until foamy. Add the sugar, salt and olive oil. Add the yeast mixture to the flour and mix well until a sticky dough forms. Place the dough into an olive oiled large bowl, cover with plastic wrap and place in a warm place for at least an hour or until doubled in size.

Prepare Flat Bread:
Stretch the dough into a rectangle and place on a sheet pan that has been coated with flour.
Brush on the olive oil. Spread the ricotta or cream cheese on the dough. Spread the garlic over the ricotta.
Place the tomato slices over the cheese creating your desired pattern. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and a little more olive oil.
Gently sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese. Place basil leaves in between the tomatoes. Top with crated Parmesan cheese.
Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Cook pizza for about 15-20 minutes until the bottom is golden brown and crispy.

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Chourico and Egg Flat Bread

Find this recipe in my Taste Portugal More easy Portuguese recipes cookbook.

When you take one bite of this flat bread you’ll taste the delicious savory flavor of the chourico and eggs breakfast that you enjoy on weekend mornings!

This flat bread is my husbands new favorite! He loves everything with chourico and, he’s also is a pizzaholic so its a perfect combination for his taste buds. He did request more eggs on top the next time I make it! Now he wants me to make a flat bread out of his other favorite dish, Carne Alentejana! I better get experimenting. Enjoy!

Find this recipe along with recipe for dough in my Taste Portugal More easy Portuguese recipes cookbook. 

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Ingredients

1 lb of pizza dough (find recipe on this blog)

1/2 to 1 whole chourico or linguisa sausage cut into spices 

eggs (as many as you want for topping pizza)

1 small onion (thinly sliced)

1 clove garlic (finely minced)

1 or more cups shredded cheese (any favorite)

2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

2 teaspoons olive oil

Fresh cracked pepper

1/4 cup Shredded Parmesan cheese

Flour and course corn meal for dusting pan

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 425 F.

Spread out pizza dough into a thin desired shape on a cookie sheet that has been dusted with flour an a little course corn meal.

In a small skillet add one teaspoon of olive oil and saute the onions and garlic for about 2 minutes on medium heat.

Add the sliced chourico and let brown for a few minutes. Set aside to cool.

When dough is cool, spread the chourico evenly on the dough. Sprinkle with the basil and the shredded cheeses.

Break the eggs gently and place evenly spaced on top. Drizzle the remaining olive oil over the eggs and chourico.

Top with fresh cracked pepper. Cook for about 15-20 minutes until the dough is golden brown.

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Lisa’s Swirly Chourico and Pepperoni Bread

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This Swirly Chourico/Pepperoni Bread was made by my daughter. This is one of those recipes that you’ll make very often! It’s great for an easy snack, as an appetizer or to serve for game day parties!

I have a recipe here on this blog for a perfect pizza dough although, some days I get my pizza dough at my supermarket since they make fresh pizza there and sell it by the pound. You can also use the frozen pizza dough or bread dough. Let dough thaw out completely. If you find your dough too elasticity add a little flour and it will roll better for you. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 and 1/2 pounds pizza or bread dough

1/2 to 1 pound pepperoni/chourico/linguica sausage (sliced thin) (use only chouriço or pepperoni if desired.

8 oz Mozzarella cheese (shredded depending how cheesy you like)

1 small onion (thin sliced) (optional) 

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon dry oregano

1  tablespoon fresh or dried basil leaves 

1 egg (for egg wash)

1 teaspoon water

Instructions:

Cook onions in oil until translucent and let cool

Roll pizza dough and place on floured surface.  Spread the onions evenly over the dough and brush the dough with the remaining oil left in pan.

Layer chourico or pepperoni evenly over the entire area of dough.


Top with the oregano, basil, and cheese.

Beginning at  the long end, gently roll the dough into a long cylinder shape. Pinch any open edges with your fingers.  Lightly flour a long sheet pan and the gently place the bread onto the middle of the pan.

Beat the egg with the water and brush over the bread. Make a few small slits on top of bread with a knife. Cook at 400 degrees F. for about 20 -30 minutes or until golden brown. Let sit for a few minutes to cool before slicing. Enjoy!

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Bifana Flat Bread Pizza

Bifana Flat Bread

Ingredients:

1 lb Pizza Dough

2 cups cooked pork loin (Bifanas) cut into thin strips

1 large sliced onion

1 small sliced green or red pepper

1 cup thinly sliced cooked potatoes

1 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

3 tbsp Olive Oil

2 crushed garlic cloves

1 cup shredded cheese (any you prefer)

*Piri Piri or Tabasco sauce if desired

 

In a large saute pan on high, grill onions and peppers in olive oil until translucent.

Lower heat to low. In a large bowl mix together the salt, pepper, paprika, garlic, pork and potatoes. Shake the bowl to mix ingredients.

Add the pork and potatoes to the pan with onions, stir well to incorporate flavors and set aside.

Sprinkle corn meal on a sheet pan or pizza stone. Roll out Pizza dough to desired shape and place on pan.

Brush the dough with the olive oil in pan from the onion sauce.

Spread the onion and pork topping evenly over the pizza. Add a few drops of *Piri Piri Sauce if you like it hot!

Top with shredded cheese as desired.

Cook at 400 for about 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and a golden crust forms.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Presunto & Arugula Flat Bread

I love the American “melting pot” of different cuisines from all over the world!

This recipe incorporates a little bit of Portugal and Tuscany with my variation on “Flat Bread”.

If you prefer you can leave out the Presunto for a vegetarian style flat bread. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 lbs Pizza Dough

3 tbsp olive oil

1 clove garlic

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 large chopped tomato

1/2 cup sliced Portuguese olives

1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion

1 tbsp Corn Meal

1/2 cup Blue Cheese or (any you prefer)

4 thin slices of Presunto chopped into 2 inches pieces

 2 cups of fresh Arugula or (fresh baby spinach)

Fresh black pepper

 

Instructions:

Roll out pizza dough into desired length on a large cookie sheet or 2 small flat pans that have been heavily sprinkled with cornmeal. (If you love a crispy thin crust roll out the dough very thin.)

Place garlic with the olive oil in microwave and heat for 45 seconds. Brush the garlic infused olive oil over the pizza dough.

Spread the shredded cheese, tomatoes, olives, onion and Presunto on top.

Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted and a crispy crust has formed. * Your oven may require more cooking time. Lift bottom of pizza and look for a lightly golden crust. The Flat bread will be crispy when done.

Let flat bread cool for a few minutes. Spread the Arugula over the pizza then add the Blue cheese. Drizzle the arugula with olive oil if desired and top with fresh cracked pepper!

Slice into squares with a pizza cutter or a large serrated knife.

This is delicious with a cool refreshing classic Portuguese style wine cooler!

Recipe: Poor ice into a tall glass – Add equal parts – Vinho Tinto (Red wine) and Ginger Ale (or Orange Soda).

Garnish with Orange Slice!

Cheers!