Baz’s Special Pizza

Ok this is the one that's the long way round, but it does it taste good!!

Serves 4-6 servings
Prep time Topping 10 mins
Cooking time 25 mins
Ingredients

• Pizza dough (basic pizza dough)

Ingredients for the topping

• 1 tbs Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 440g/14oz Can of chopped tomatoes, undrained
• 1 Clove garlic,crushed
• 1 tsp Oregano
• 2 tbs Tomato puree or passata
• ½tsp Dried basil or 12 fresh leaves, chopped
• ½Small red pepper
• ½Small green pepper, both deseeded and chopped.
• 4 Medium mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 60g/2oz Can anchovy fillets, drained
• 250g/8oz Mozzarella cheese, grated
• 60g/2oz Parmesan cheese, grated
• 60g/2oz Black olives, pitted and sliced
• ½tsp sugar
• ½tsp salt

Method
For the topping

• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan.
• Add the onion and cook for about 5 minutes until soft.
• Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add the tomatoes and their juice, tomato puree, oregano, basil, sugar, salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Bring to the boil over a high heat, then reduce to moderate and simmer for about 15 minutes, until it thickens, stirring occasionally. Pour into a bowl and let cool.
• Finally the topping.
• Preheat the oven to 450°F/230°C/gas mark 8.
• Spread the tomato sauce over the dough base.
• Sprinkle over 2/3rds of the cheeses together.
• Arrange the peppers, mushrooms, anchovies on top.
• Sprinkle the remaining cheeses on top.
• Top with sliced olives
• Bake for about 20 minutes or until crust is nicely browned.
• Serve

Equipment

• Small bowl
• Medium bowl
• Large saucepan
• 12" pizza tray

Shopping List

• Salt
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Chopped tomatoes
• Garlic
• Oregano
• Tomato puree or passata
• Dried or fresh basil
• Small red pepper
• Small green pepper
• Mushrooms
• Anchovy fillets
• Mozzarella cheese
• Parmesan cheese
• Black olives