Fried Green Tomato Pizza And Marcella Hazans Pizza Dough Recipes

FRIED GREEN TOMATO PIZZA

Steps:

• Place the hot sauce in a small pot and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the remaining ingredients. Whisk until well combined and set aside.
• Heat the canola oil in a medium-sized pot to 350 degrees.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and buttermilk until well combined; set aside. In another small bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, and seasonings.
• Dredge the pieces of tomatoes1 at a time first in the flour mixture, and then in the egg mixture, shaking off excess flour as you go. Dip the dredged tomatoes into the flour for the last time.
• Fry the slices of tomato in the oil until golden brown, about 2 minutes a side.
• In a large bowl, combine 1 tablespoon of the oil, the yeast, sugar, salt, and 2 cups of warm water. Let sit for 5 minutes to activate the yeast. Stir in the flour to make dough. Transfer the dough to floured surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Quarter the dough and place each ball into a zip-lock bag. Let sit at room temperature for 3-4 hours to let the dough rise.
• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. If using a pizza stone, let it heat for 45 minutes inside the oven. Place a ball of dough on a floured table top. Working from the center, gently flatten the dough with your fingertips, working outward. Stretch the dough to 10-inch diameter and move onto a pizza board.
• Spread 1/2 cup of hot sauce over dough, leaving a 1-inch crust. Take 1/4 of the cheese and cut into 1/2 inch slices and arrange evenly on top of the sauce. Place 4-5 slices of fried green tomatoes on top of the cheese. Slide the pizza onto a round baking sheet or onto the pizza stone and bake until golden brown and bubbling, about 12-15 minutes, longer if you're not using a pizza stone. Repeat steps for the next 3 pizzas.

GREEN TOMATO AND CHEDDAR PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat an indoor or outdoor grill to medium heat. Put the olive oil in a small bowl or measuring cup. Slice the tomatoes 1/4 inch thick and spread them on a baking sheet or large tray. Put the scallions on the baking sheet. Brush everything on both sides with oil and season with salt over the top.
• Grill the tomatoes, seasoned-side down, until they develop dark grill marks, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip, brush with more oil, season again and cook until charred and tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, another 3 to 5 minutes. Put the scallions on the grill and grill, flipping once, until charred in spots (don't overdo it) and tender when pierced in the white part, about 3 minutes per side. Remove the tomatoes and set aside. Remove the scallions and coarsely chop.
• While the tomatoes and scallions are grilling, shape the dough. Oil two 12- by 15-inch pieces of foil. Halve the pizza dough. Drape one half over your fist and gently tug and turn it, letting the weight of the edges help stretch it thinner, so that it makes a rough oblong. Then put it on the oiled foil and press, pull and push gently until it is very thin, and measures about 9 by 12 inches. Be sure to get the edges thin too, or they won't cook through on the grill. Repeat with the second piece.
• Brush the dough with olive oil. Brush the grill grate with olive oil. Leaving the dough on the foil, flip them top-side-down onto the grill and peel the foil off. Cook until the dough just comes up from the grill without sticking, about 3 minutes, and then flip. Scatter a handful of cheese and then half of the tomatoes and scallions over each pizza. Top with the rest of the cheese. Cover the grill and cook, about 6 minutes. Give the pizzas a 45-degree turn, cover and cook until the bottoms are deep golden brown, the cheese is bubbling and the dough is cooked through, another 6 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and serve.

FRIED GREEN TOMATO PIZZA AND MARCELLA HAZAN'S PIZZA DOUGH RECIPE

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast into 1/4 cup of warm water in large bowl, 10 minutes or less.
• Add one cup flour. Stir with wooden spoon
• Add in olive oil, salt, 1/4 cup water. Stir.
• Add one cup flour. Stir.
• Add 1/4 cup water. Stir.
• Add one cup flour Stir.
• Hold back on water and flour, adding as needed. I added water, but did not add the last 1/4 cup of flour. Stir. Dough should be manageable, but not sticky. At this point you can knead by hand for 10 minutes or place in your kitchen aid type mixer with dough hook for about 5 minutes.
• Place in oiled bowl. Cover and set in warm place for three hours. Dough cooks and tastes best when chilled overnight. Take out and bring to room temperature. Divide the dough in half and roll out, using cornmeal so that it doesn't stick.
• If you can manage it, give it a toss in the air several times to stretch the dough properly. I use a rolling motion with my hands to stretch the dough because I've never perfected throwing it in the air.

GREEN TOMATO PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• Thinly slice tomatoes, salt lightly and let sit at least 20 minutes, then drain off any accumulated liquid.
• Top pizza rounds with tomato slices and Parmesan. Bake about 10 minutes, or until nearly done. Sprinkle with basil and cook until done.

MARCELLA HAZAN'S TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the tomatoes, their juices, the butter and the onion halves in a saucepan. Add a pinch or two of salt.
• Place over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Cook, uncovered, for about 45 minutes. Stir occasionally, mashing any large pieces of tomato with a spoon. Add salt as needed.
• Discard the onion before tossing the sauce with pasta. This recipe makes enough sauce for a pound of pasta.

GRILLED PIZZA WITH GREENS & TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place flours, salt and yeast in a food processor; pulse until blended. While processing, add 2 tablespoons oil and enough water in a steady stream until dough forms a ball. Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes., Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 1-1/2 hours., Punch down dough. On a lightly floured surface, divide dough into 2 portions. Press or roll each portion into a 10-in. circle; place each on a piece of greased foil (about 12 in. square). Brush tops with remaining oil; cover and let rest 10 minutes., For topping, in a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add beet greens; cook and stir 3-5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds longer. Remove from heat; stir in vinegar., Carefully invert pizza crusts onto lightly oiled grill rack; remove foil. Grill, covered, over medium heat 3-5 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Turn; grill 1-2 minutes or until second side begins to brown., Remove from grill. Spread with pesto; top with beet greens, cheeses and tomatoes. Return pizzas to grill. Cook, covered, over medium heat 2-4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with basil.

MAWMAW'S SIMPLE FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place tomato slices in a bowl of ice water; soak for about 5 minutes.
• Heat about 1/2 inch of canola oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat.
• Combine cornmeal and flour in a bowl.
• Remove tomato slices from ice water, one at at time, and coat lightly in the cornmeal mixture; shake off any excess. Place in the hot oil.
• Cook tomato slices, working in batches, until edges are golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate. Sprinkle lightly with salt.

PERFECT FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

Steps:

• Season tomato slices with salt and pepper.
• Combine flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a shallow bowl. Pour buttermilk in a second shallow bowl. Mix cornmeal, parsley, paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and cayenne pepper in a third shallow bowl.
• Dredge each tomato slice in the flour mixture to coat, dip into the buttermilk, and finish by pressing each side of the tomato into the cornmeal mixture to coat. Lay coated tomato slices onto a baking sheet; rest to let tomatoes absorb flavor of coating, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Gently drop tomato slices into the hot oil and cook until golden brown and floating, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain on a plate lined with paper towel.
• Whisk ranch dressing, cajun seasoning, and hot pepper sauce together in a small bowl; serve with the fried tomato slices.