Recipe courtesy of David Rocco
Pizza Fritta with Tomato Sauce or Honey
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 805
- Total Fat
- 52
- Saturated Fat
- 9
- Carbohydrates
- 72
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 13
- Protein
- 14
- Cholesterol
- 7
- Sodium
- 955
- Total: 20 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
To make the tomato sauce:
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, for sauce
12 ounces crushed tomatoes
2 cloves garlic, cut into chunks
Salt
Fresh basil, torn
Freshly grated pecorino cheese (sheep's milk cheese), for serving
To fry the dough:
1 pound fresh pizza dough or frozen pizza dough, thawed
Extra-virgin olive oil, for frying
To make the sweet version:
2 tablespoons honey
Directions
- In a saucepan, heat up extra-virgin olive oil for the tomato sauce. Add the crushed tomatoes, garlic, salt and basil. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Divide dough into 8 equal parts. Stretch and flatten out each piece with your hands to create little pizzas.
- In a large pan, heat the extra-virgin olive oil on high heat. Gently place each piece of dough in the hot oil and cook for about a minute on each side. Once the dough is puffy and golden brown on both sides, remove them from the pan and place on a paper towel to absorb the excess oil.
- Remove any raw garlic, if desired, from the tomato sauce and spoon sauce onto the fried dough. Top with freshly grated pecorino cheese, and serve immediately.
- For a sweet version: drizzle honey on the fried dough, and serve hot.