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Fried pizza Montanara with tomato sauce and mozzarella
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📋 Pizza Fritta Montanara Fried Pizza Dough

Pizza fritta Montanara is small pizza dough deep-fried and topped like a pizza. This classic Neapolitan street food is a savory dough with a crispy outside and a warm, gooey center, served topped with mozzarella, tomato sauce, basil, and freshly grated Parmesan. They are very popular as appetizers as they are simple to make and easy to serve at parties, as these fried pizzas are small and can be eaten by hand.
Course Starters
Cuisine Italian
Keyword deep fried pizza, fried pizza, fried pizza dough
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 9 hours
Servings 8 people
Calories 320kcal

Ingredients

Dough

For the topping:

Instructions

Making the dough

  • To activate the yeast, mix it with water. The water should be lukewarm or at room temperature. Add ½ teaspoon of sugar, and let it rest until it becomes foamy.
    1 cup lukewarm water, 1 package yeast, 0.5 teaspoon caster sugar
  • In the meantime, strain the flour along with the sugar and the salt into a bowl, ensuring they are completely mixed. Make a ‘well’ in the centre of the flour mix.
    3 cup Caputo flour 00, 1.5 teaspoon salt
  • Slowly pour the yeast and water mixture in the ‘well’ of the flour and mix it with the wet ingredients gradually, using your fingers.
  • Once they are thoroughly mixed continue mixing the flour with your hands until the dough becomes a ball that comes away easily from the side of the bowl.
  • Take the dough out of the bowl and knead it on a flat surface. Shape it into a smooth ball and place it into an oiled bowl covered with a wet towel to rest. Let it rise for 1.5 hours.
  • For the best result, let the dough rest in the fridge overnight, well-floured and wrapped in a plastic bag, otherwise it will crawl all over the fridge.
  • Bring the sought to room temperature the next day and divide the dough into balls. They should be around 2 oz - 60 gr. Let them rest for 30 minutes

Preparing the tomato sauce

  • Stir fry the garlic clove with 2 tablespoon of olive oil
    1 clove peeled garlic cloves, 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • Add the tomato sauce and 2 leaves of basil, letting it simmer until it thickens
    1 cup homemade tomato sauce, 10 fresh basil leaves

Frying the pizza

  • Flatten the balls into circles, with the centre thinner than the sides and deep fry them in hot oil (about 180 C)
    vegetable oil for frying
  • Cook the pizzas for 2 minutes on each side, until the crust is golden.
  • Remove from the frying oil and place it on a paper kitchen towel to absorb the oil.

To serve

  • Slice the mozzarella
    2 cup fresh mozzarella
  • Put a spoon of tomato sauce over each pizza, a slice of mozzarella, a basil leaf and sprinkle with parmesan and serve warm
    ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan, 10 fresh basil leaves

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Notes

  • the pizza dough should rest overnight
  • They can be eaten immediately or warmed up before serving

Nutrition

Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 860mg | Potassium: 176mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 398IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 230mg | Iron: 1mg