Name: Fried Pizza (Pizza Fritta)
Yield: Makes 8 small pizzas
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Basic Pizza Dough made with 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) ‘00’ flour; 1 × 800 g (1¾ lb) can peeled plum tomatoes, chopped in the can; 150 g (5½ oz) Parmesan, freshly grated; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 5 or 6 fresh basil leaves, torn; salt to taste; 6 tbsp olive oil; olive oil for deep-frying

Preparation info

Makes
8
small pizzas

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

An Invitation to Italian Cooking

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1986

About

‘This is a simple pizza that my mother often used to make in order to feed the six ravenous mouths of myself and my brothers.’

Ingredients

Basic Pizza Dough made with 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) ‘00’ flou

Method

You will probably need slightly more dedication to make this pizza. It has to be eaten as soon as it is cooked, in order to savour in full its crusty texture. This is such a tasty dish that you will unfortunately be kept working as your guests ask for second helpings. Don’t worry if the dough seems to be swimming around in the oil while it is frying, as it will hardly absorb any at all.