Its name can be deceiving, because there is very little of the sea in pizza marinara. But its name dates back to 1700. So when there is such an ancient tradition behind it, it is difficult for it to be changed over time. Today with our partner "I love Italian food”We present the video recipe of the pizza marinara. Our suggestions are used to make the recipe of the past. But we also give you some curiosities, to find out more about a traditional Neapolitan dish, now entered by right among the specialty of Italian and worldwide pizzas. Because you know so many aspire to make a good pizza. But the best is undoubtedly the Italian one and Neapolitan in particular.
Marinara pizza, a bit of history
It is said that the marinara pizza dates back to the eighteenth century. It was once the favorite pizza of many social classes, but above all it was prepared among the poor, precisely because of the few simple and genuine ingredients that were used. It was easy to find it dressed only with fresh tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil and oregano. But his fame soon spread also among the middle classes. And other simple ingredients were added to these simple ingredients: anchovies and the so-called cecinielli, nothing more than the waste fish used in sea trawlers. And still tradition has it that it was a pizza chef from the port of Naples to introduce other ingredients such as fresh garlic in small pieces. A way to flavor pizza without increasing its cost. Hence the name of pizza marinara, because it is used in the poor and simple lunches of the sailors of Naples, returning from a fishing trip.
Over time, pizza marinara has had many variations. There are those who prefer to make it with few ingredients, faithful to the traditional recipe, while those who embellish it with herbs and spices. So if it may seem like a simple pizza, it is not at all. Behind, like every dish of the Campania gastronomic tradition, it has a story. For anyone wishing to taste it, here is our video recipe. To prepare the pizza Paolo Spadaro. The making of the video recipe for "I love Italian food" is by Giacomo Galluzzi.
Here is the procedure for a good pizza
Put some water in a bowl, then add the yeast and extra virgin olive oil. We mix. Then add the flour and knead the dough first with a spatula and then with your hands. We wait for the pizza dough to double and then prepare some blocks for our portions. On the work surface, spread some rice flour and lay a dough on it. Now let's work the dough with our hands and make a round shape of a pizza. We especially carefully make the slightly high edges, because the secret of a good pizza also lies in the creation of the edges. Let's cover it with tomato sauce, basil, extra virgin olive oil.
Now let's bake our pizza in an oven, perhaps a wood-burning oven, which has reached a temperature of 350 degrees. We let it cook for a minute. Let's take it out of the oven and put it on a plate. Let's decorate it with fresh anchovies, oregano, garlic flavored oil, more basil. And here our marinara pizza is ready.
- ingredients for the pizza dough: a kilo of gluten free flour, 600 grams of water, 15 grams of yeast, 50 grams of extra virgin olive oil, rice flour as required. For the dressing tomato sauce, fresh anchovies, oregano, fresh basil, garlic oil.
