Ready, Set, Eat

B and I got Wii and I have been killin it in some mario kart. Sometimes I let him win, but only when I’m trying to get some. But I think our marioluigilove is carrying over in the kitchen cause wea makina somea pizza. Foreal this is easy when you buy the dough from whole foods or your local pizzaria. It’s like, forty cents and you gain a whole freaking day of not watching dough rise. Modernity at its best.

So we thought we would get some kitchen stadium action over in BK. Although there was no secret ingredient, we were going to have a winner. And if cooking was anything like driving a remote control video game, I was clearly going to win.

The Breakdown
5 points for originality
5 points for presentation
5 points for health
10 points for taste

And yes, he and I were both doing the cooking, the judging AND the eating. Guess who won. Just goes to blow ya, a woman’s place is in the kitchen.

My Big Fat Greek Pizza (my pizza)
Pizza dough
1 lamb sausage
1/2 c kalamata olive
Mozzarella cheese (handful?)
Feta (2″ square block)
Red onion
Handful of baby arugula

This is a sauce-less pizza. Get one fat lamb sausage from your butcher and lightly fry. Let is cool in the pan, on an angle so any grease will drain to the bottom with the lamb at the top. Grind some kalamata olives to make a chunky paste (if you are lazy or don’t have a processor, just chop). Also, be careful as mine were salty as shit and fucked with my taste points. When your dough is ready (see below), lay some torn mozzarella cheese and then the lamb and then the olive paste. Top with some crumbled feta cheese. Bake for a little over 10 minutes at 450/500, turning it at the 5 minute mark. While the pizza is baking, slice red onion as thin as possible and clean and dry some fresh baby arugula. When the pizza comes out, toss on the onion slices and arugula. As Emeril says, Bam. Got yourself a complete goddamn meal.

Pizza of the Sea (B’s pizza)
Sauce:
1 vine tomato
2 tsp of tomato paste
handful of fresh basil
1 clove of garlic
salt and pepper

Toss into a food processor till blended.

Topping:
Torn fresh mozzarella
1 baby octopus
Handful of small bay scallops
Pesto sauce (buy or make, whatev)

Cut your octopus so the testicles and head are all separate. Marinate the octopus and scallops in the pesto while you get your sauce on. Tear your cheese. Do your dough (see below) and dress your pizza with the cheese and seafood. Bake at 450/500 degrees for 8 minutes. Turn once in the middle.

Doing the Dough
Toss your dough and flatten. Might have to do a test round cause that shit is kinda hard not to get holes in it. Just make sure you have adequate flour near by or that shit is going to get frustrating. After getting it near the size you want it, place it on your pizza pan and dress that shit. Check this video to see how to toss like a pro. I have a pizza pan like this and it works perfectly.

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