Pizza with Fennel Sausage & Peppers

Name: Pizza with Fennel Sausage & Peppers
Yield: 2–4 Servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 large jarred roasted red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced; 1 lb (500 g) purchased pizza dough; ½ cup (2 oz/60 g) shredded mozzarella cheese; 2 tsp plus 1 Tbsp olive oil; Cornmeal for dusting; Pinch plus ¼ tsp chile flakes; ½ lb (250 g) ground pork; Salt and freshly ground black peppercorns; Salt and freshly ground black peppercorns; ½ tsp fennel seeds; ½ tsp ground coriander

Preparation info

2–4
Servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Cooking with Spice

By Jennifer Newens

Published 2013

About

It’s easy to make your own Italian-style sausage at home using ground pork, preferably freshly ground shoulder from the butcher. This version features lemony coriander, aniselike fennel seeds, and spicy chile flakes on a homemade pizza. You can also form the mixture into patties and fry them for a weekend brunch.

Ingredients

½ tsp fennel seeds
½ tsp ground coriander
Salt and freshly ground black peppercorns</

Europe
Italy
Main course
Brunch
Mediterranean
Pizza
Spicy

Method

To make sausage, in a mini food processor, combine fennel seeds, coriander, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper, and pinch of chile flakes. Process to a paste. Transfer seasoning mixture to a bowl and