A purely Italian dish - pizza - has long and firmly established itself in the national cuisines of different countries of the world. Her love for the speed of cooking, the ability to experiment with the fillings and each time to create a pizza to your own taste.
General principles for cooking pizza with minced meat and mushrooms
Its taste and appearance depend on compliance with all the rules for making a real pizza. There are several subtleties that will make the “right” Italian dish:
1. Thickness test. It needs to roll out as thin as possible. Yeast dough during baking significantly increases in volume. When using puff pastry, it is important not to overdo the dish in the oven, so that the base does not become too hard and crispy. Ideally, a portion of the pizza should be bent in half. The optimal dough thickness is 0.5-0.9 cm.
2. The order of the layers. The top layer is surely hard cheese of good varieties, good melting, forming a soft golden crust on the surface. Tomato sauce is always the first layer - this will allow the rest of the stuffing to stick to the base.
3. The ratio of the thickness of the cake and the basics. If you make a dish on a thin layer of dough, then the filling should be ready, for example, the mushrooms should be fried beforehand. If you use a thick cake, the same mushrooms can be put fresh, because such a basis is baked a little longer. This rule applies to minced meat.
4. Tomato sauce. Many housewives have long replaced the real tomato sauce with purchased ketchup or even tomato paste diluted in water. In the classic version, tomato sauce based on tomato puree with the addition of various spices is used - pepper, basil, garlic, oregano.
The main rule for making high-quality pizza with minced meat and mushrooms is the correct selection of products - it is better to use minced home-made, self-ground cheese, cheese cannot be replaced with cheese and melted / smoked cheese.
Pizza with minced meat and mushrooms - a classic recipe
In the classic Italian recipe uses a minimum of products, but all should not be fresh. The dough is also used at home.
Ingredients
For the test you will need:
· One and a half - two glasses of flour;
· 1 glass of water;
· Half a teaspoon of dry yeast and salt;
· One tablespoon of odorless vegetable oil;
· Pinch of sugar.
For filling:
· 150 g of cheese;
· Minced meat (mixture of pork and chicken) - 200 gr.
· 4 tablespoons of tomato sauce;
· 5 cherry tomatoes;
· 5 large champignons;
· Two spoons of vegetable oil;
· Spices to taste.
The original recipe uses cold-pressed olive oil, but it is permissible to replace it with odorless vegetable oil.
Method of preparation
First of all, you need to make a dough, it takes about 1 hour to rise:
1. Combine the flour and 1 bag of dry yeast, be sure to sift the flour, lay the resulting mixture on the table in a slide.
2. At the top, make a recess, pour in the oil there, pour in salt and sugar, pour it into the water in a trickle.
3. Knead a thick elastic dough.
4. Cover the lump with polyethylene or a napkin and let it stand for at least 1 hour in a warm place.
When the dough will increase in volume at least twice, you can proceed:
1. Mushrooms, tomatoes, rinse, wipe dry. Mushrooms cut into thin plates, tomatoes - rings.
2. Mix the minced meat by adding one teaspoon of spices. Cheese grate on a medium grater.
3. Turn on the oven 200 degrees in advance and warm it for at least 15 minutes.
4. Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil, roll the dough into a layer not thicker than 0.5 cm, put it on a baking sheet.
5. Lubricate the dough with tomato sauce, it is convenient to use a silicone brush for this. Put a thin layer of minced meat on the sauce, mushrooms, tomato rings on top, sprinkle with oil, sprinkle with the remaining spices.
6. Put in the oven and bake for about 7 minutes, then remove the baking sheet, sprinkle the billet with cheese, bake another 15 minutes until golden brown. In addition to dry seasonings - basil, oregano - you can use more affordable parsley, cilantro. Mushrooms can be replaced with oyster mushrooms or porcini mushrooms.
Pizza with minced meat and mushrooms from puff pastry
A simple recipe for real homemade pizza based on puff pastry. You can use both round-shaped pizza blanks, and take the usual puff pastry and roll the cakes of a suitable diameter.
Ingredients
All you need is a few components:
· 1 kg of store puff pastry (it is better to use yeast-free, it does not rise so much);
· Half packs of mayonnaise and ketchup;
· 300 g of mushrooms;
· 700 grams of pork and ground beef;
· 3 cloves of garlic;
· 200 g of hard cheese;
· One onion;
· Salt, black pepper, other seasonings to taste.
In this recipe, many ingredients will be pre-fried, so you will need an additional about 50 ml of odorless oil for frying.
Method of preparation
Since the recipe uses ready-made dough, you can immediately begin preparing the filling:
1. Peel and chop the onion into small cubes, skip the garlic through the press. Add onion, salt, seasonings and cook in minced meat with a little oil. If the stuffing is very greasy, after frying it can be thrown back on a sieve to drain excess fat. One minute before the end of frying, add minced garlic to the mince.
2. In the same pan, fry and mushrooms. If using mushrooms, cut into small plates. If you take oyster mushrooms, cut them into thin sticks.
3. Grease the baking sheet with margarine, slightly flour, thaw puff pastry thrown into the layer and carefully transfer to the baking sheet, making the ribs about 1 centimeter.
4. Ketchup and mayonnaise mix, gently spread on a layer of dough.
5. Next layer lay the minced meat on top of it.
6. Sprinkle with grated cheese, if desired, you can add more spices or chopped fresh herbs. 7. Baked pizza for about 20-30 minutes (depending on the thickness of the cake) in the oven, heated to 200 degrees.
In the preparation of dishes based on puff pastry there is a small trick - the rolled layer must be pierced in several places with a fork before laying the layers. This will not allow the dough to increase too much in volume during baking.
Pizza with minced meat and mushrooms “Lazy” with mozzarella
This is an option pizza from the series “guests on the doorstep”. It is prepared very quickly, because it uses ready-made frozen dough and the simplest components.
Ingredients
On a standard baking sheet, you will need about 800-1000 g of puff pastry without frozen dough. For filling:
· 200 g of frozen forest mushrooms;
· 250 g ground beef;
· One mozzarella cheese circle;
· One medium red onion;
· 2 juicy tomatoes;
· Some Parmesan cheese for sprinkling;
· Two sprigs of parsley and dill;
· olive oil;
· Tartar sauce and ketchup - 100 ml;
· Salt, Provencal herbs, nutmeg and black pepper to taste.
Method of preparation
Immediately turn on the oven so that it warms up in the meantime;
1. Boil whole mushrooms in water with salt until cooked, cool and, if necessary, cut.
2. Mince the salt, add nutmeg and pepper, finely chopped garlic, fry, add ketchup to the hot mixture and cool
3. Cut the onion into thin half-golents. Cut mozzarella cheese into thin slices, tomatoes - sliced, finely chop the dill and parsley.
4. Grease a baking sheet with any unscented oil, put a layer of dough, also grease and pour tartar sauce. Top with minced meat, then mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, sprinkle with herbs and parmesan.
5. Bake no more than half an hour at two hundred degrees.
It is better to cut the pizza hot or warm, until the maximum soft cake.
Fast pizza with minced meat and mushrooms on pita
Instead of the traditional yeast or puff pastry, you can use thin pita. A pizza based on it will be ready in 15 minutes. Ingredients
You will need:
· 2 large pita bread;
· 200g roasted minced chicken;
· 100 grams of mushrooms;
· Two tablespoons of spicy ketchup;
· 10 olives;
· 2 tablespoons sour cream;
· 3 medium tomatoes;
· 150 g of cheese for dressing;
· Salt, seasoning, black pepper to taste.
Method of preparation
Everything is done very quickly:
1. Fry the minced chicken in a pan, remove, in this oil fry the chopped mushrooms. Cut the tomatoes into 8 pieces and fry in the oil also slightly.
2. Spread on a baking sheet, greased with oil, one pita, cut the edges to fit the shape. Grate half of the cheese (about 75 grams) and spread on the pita bread, close the cheese with the second pita bread. This is necessary to get a uniform layer and both pita glued together.
3. Mix spicy ketchup and sour cream, using a silicone brush, spread it over the pita.
4. Top with roasted minced meat, mushrooms, salt, add pepper and seasonings, cut the olives into thin slices and put them on top as well.
5. Then spread the roasted tomatoes over the base, sprinkle with the remaining grated cheese.
Baking such a pizza with minced meat and mushrooms will take a maximum of 15 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.
Portion pizza with minced meat and “Snail” mushrooms
The peculiarity of this dish is that pizza is prepared in the form of portioned "snails", for which use puff pastry. It is convenient to eat, no need to cut into pieces, it looks beautiful when serving.
Ingredients
You will need:
· Puff frozen dough - 700 gr .;
· A pound of minced meat;
· 600 grams of tomatoes in their own juice;
· One onion;
· 3 cloves of garlic;
· 50 ml of vegetable oil;
· 150 grams of smoked cheese + 100 solid;
· 1 red bell pepper;
· 2 pickled cucumbers;
· A mixture of herbs, pepper and salt - to taste.
Method of preparation
Before cooking, defrost the dough at room temperature, then start making a mini pizza: 1. Chop onion and garlic, fry in oil until golden brown, add to the mince, fry until done. Add salt, pepper and seasonings, tomatoes along with their juice, finely chopped red bell pepper, diced cucumbers, bring the dressing to a boil. Stew for 15 minutes until the sauce thickens.
2. Preheat the oven at 220 degrees. In a separate bowl, rub smoked and ordinary cheese, mix.
3. Cover the baking sheet, grease the paper.
4. Thawed dough, roll it into a thin layer, carefully place the meat sauce on it, sprinkle with a mixture of cheese, roll it up. Put the roll seam down on a baking sheet.
5. Right on the baking tray, cut it into pieces no more than 2 cm thick, place the circles on the baking sheet.
These mini pizzas are baked for about 10 minutes. Before serving, you can decorate them with herbs and drizzle with real olive oil.
Bread pizza with minced meat and mushrooms
The basis of this dish is not a yeast or puff pastry, but a baguette. This dish is very similar to hot sandwiches, but thanks to the filling, it tastes like real Italian pizza.
Ingredients
Take these products:
· One baguette weighing about 400 g;
· 0.5 liters of tomato sauce;
· 250 grams of minced meat mixture - beef + pork;
· 230 g salted champignons;
· 230 grams of mozzarella cheese;
· 100 ml of mayonnaise;
· Salt and other seasonings as desired.
Method of preparation
This pizza can be baked not only in the oven, but also in the slow cooker or microwave:
1. Slice the mushrooms and fry in a pan, if desired, add some onions. In a separate pan, fry the mixture of minced meat until tender, it is advisable not to use butter for frying.
2. Mix the minced meat with mushrooms and tomato sauce.
3. Cut the baguette along, with a spoon or hands, pull out a part of the crumb so that the “boat” remains.
4. Grease the inside with mayonnaise, put the meat stuffing inside, salt and sprinkle with spices, top with grated cheese. Since the base and the filling are ready, bake such a pizza in the oven until the cheese crust melts - 5-7 minutes.
Tips and Tricks
The perfect pizza with minced meat and mushrooms is much easier than it seems:
· If the dough base is thin, it is desirable to pre-fry the filling;
· Vegetables such as sweet peppers, broccoli, carrots, zucchini are also pre-fried;
· If you use oyster mushrooms, after roasting them it is advisable to drain them on the sieve, because they release a lot of excess liquid;
· Greens are better “hidden” inside the layers - parsley or dill on top can simply burn;
· Try not to use too much sauce, otherwise the dough will remain wet;
· Instead of minced meat, you can use finely chopped pork or other meat, only in this case it must be pre-fried or boiled.
Pizza can be considered a truly versatile dish - it quickly prepares, is instantly eaten, and is appropriate for a festive and everyday table.