Thursday 26 June 2014

Sweet Potato Pizza

This pizza recipe does not use sweet potato as a topping but incorporates sweet potato in the base. That means we will incorporate the sweet potato into the dough.
Peel and slice the sweet potatoes into thick slices. Boil them till they become soft. Use a hand blender to mash them.
Sweet potato pizza
Sweet potato pizza

If you are following my recipe for making the pizza base, at step 3 add the mashed sweet potato 
Frozen Pizza Dough made previously
Frozen Pizza Dough made previously


Dough before adding sweet potatoe
Dough before adding sweet potato
Complete the pizza base according to the recipe.
Japanese sweet potato
Japanese sweet potato


Assembling the toppings
After your pizza base comes out of the oven baked for 10 minutes at 210°C  you can put the toppings.
Arrange the fried onion, fried shrimps, asparagus spears, cherry tomato, peas and cheese attractively. Bake for  8 minutes.That is it.
Dough incorporating boiled sweet potato
Dough incorporating boiled sweet potato


This pizza recipe does not use sweet potato as a topping but incorporates sweet potato in the base. That means we will incorporate the sweet potato into the dough.


                                   Recipe summary
                                              For
                                  Sweet potato pizza

Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Serves : 4


Preparation of toppings
1. Coat  shrimps with ¼ teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder and ¼ teaspoon pepper powder and 1/8 teaspoon chili powder and leave the shrimps in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Ingredients for Sweet potato pizza
Ingredients for Sweet potato pizza
2. Coat 2 medium onions sliced thin lengthwise with 1/8 teaspoon chili powder and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Set it aside in a colander for 20 minutes. The salt will make the onion to ooze out water which will also take away some of the spices added to the onion. It does not matter.

 Do not discard the remaining oil. You can use it for frying shrimps. Add 3 table spoons of vegetable oil add the marinated shrimps from the refrigerator.

4. Put the asparagus in a microwaveable dish add 1 table spoon of water and cover it with a lid. Microwave it for 2 minutes. If you are not using a microwave, add water to a small saucepan and bring to the boil. When the water is at boiling point put the asparagus spears in and reduce the heat and leave it for one minute and drain the asparagus and let it dry.

Preparation pf pizza

1. Peel and slice the sweet potatoes into thick slices. Boil them till they become soft. Use a hand blender to mash them.
If you are following my recipe for making the pizza base, at step 3 add the mashed sweet potato. 
Sweet potato pizza
2. After your pizza base comes out of the oven baked for 10 minutes at 210°C  you can put the toppings.

3. Arrange the fried onion, fried shrimps, 100 grams asparagus spears, 50 grams cherry tomato, 100 grams peas and 75 grams grated mozzarella cheese attractively. Bake for  8 minutes.That is it.
                                  
Sweet potato pizza is ready.


                       Recipe follows in detail with pictures.


Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
Serves : 4
Shrimpss with marinade
Shrimps with marinade

Ingredients for the topping

Ingredients for Sweet potato pizza
Ingredients for Sweet potato pizza
                                                                     

100 grams peas
100 grams asparagus
50 grams cherry tomato
75 grams grated mozzarella cheese

Shrimps

Fried shrimps
Fried shrimps

200 grams shrimps shelled
1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/8 teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon pepper powder
¼ teaspoon of salt
2 table spoon of vegetable oil

To marinate, coat the shrimps with salt, turmeric powder and pepper powder and chili powder and leave the shrimps in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.

Onion Fry

Sliced onion ready for frying
Sliced onion ready for frying
2 medium onions sliced thin lengthwise
1/8 teaspoon of salt
1/8 teaspoon chili powder
3 tablespoon of oil
Fried onion
Fried onion

Method

Coat the onion with chili powder and salt. Set it aside in a colander for 20 minutes. The salt will make the onion to ooze out water which will also take away some of the spices added to the onion. It does not matter.
Heat a medium sized saucepan or a wok and add oil and wait till the oil becomes hot. Add the marinated onions and lower the heat. Fry the onion in very low heat. It will become translucent and then it will become golden in colour. Continue cooking till the onions turn brown and when it becomes dark brown take the pan from the heat. We do not want to get the onion caramelized. This process will take up to 20 minutes. Do not increase the heat to fry faster.
Assembled pizza ready for baking
Assembled pizza ready for baking

Drain out the fried onion and set it aside.

Do not discard the remaining oil. You can use it for frying shrimps. Wonderful aroma from the oil will be passed on to the shrimps. Add 3 table spoons of vegetable oil to the pan and heat it up. When the oil is hot add the marinated shrimps from the refrigerator and add to the pan. Be careful and use a splash guard. Fry till it becomes golden in color. Now the shrimp is done.

Asparagus

Put the asparagus in a microwaveable dish add 1 table spoon of water and cover it with a lid. Microwave it for 2 minutes. If you are not using a microwave, add water to a small saucepan and bring to the boil. When the water is at boiling point put the asparagus spears in and reduce the heat and leave it for one minute and drain the asparagus and let it dry.

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