This idea spawned from a package of pre-made pizza dough she saw at a local grocery store. Suddenly, it was no ordinary dinner menu. Prosciutto, marinara sauce, potatoes, and a plethora of cheeses were purchased very quickly, and the decision was made: tonight, we made Baked Potato Pizza from scratch. And by we, I mean Maripat. I helped supervise.
The ingredients.
Once the ingredients were assembled, the first step was to roll out the dough and cook it slightly for 8-10 minutes until browned.
The sauce was added - maybe the next step towards gourmet "cheffery" is to make our own marinara sauce!
Chopped prosciutto and sliced garlic.
Potato slices soaking in water (to soften them up before baking.)
Then, it was time for the final step: smothering the poor pie in gobs of goat cheese and gouda.
The final, final step: red pepper flakes. I am a newly-firm believer that red pepper flakes should be added to just about everything...
...and sliced by the professional. That is, Mom.
Not the most attractive picture of me eating pizza (you'd be surprised at how often that moment is captured on film) but you get the idea. The pizza, while not an exact replica of the one in PA, was incredible of its own right. Nights like this remind me of how fun food can be - how legitimately fun it can be to create something out of distinct flavors and see whether or not it works.
For the record: this recipe works. Really well. In fact, you should probably plan to make this the next time I come home. Thanks Mom!
Oops, forgot to say we also used thinly sliced red onions, and it was actually a store bought pizza sauce, a little zestier than marinara to start with. Love the pix...and the compliments.,,ok ok I'll make it again. : >
ReplyDeleteyou can use my marinara! i'll give you a jar when you come over!
ReplyDeleteHaha, HOW could I forget the thinly sliced onion, mom? ;) Next time I'll write it down...
ReplyDeleteGreat blog post! Interesting to pre-cook the dough... so... are the potato slices crunchy? Very creative cook! Jon & Jane
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