My Take on the Dar Poeta (Zucchini and Pancetta) Pizza

Dar Poeta (Zucchini and Pancetta) Pizza

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Recommended Supplies

  • Pizza Dough (I typically use dough from a local Italian restaurant in Boston or use Portland Pie Co dough. When I don’t have either of those I will use dough from the local grocery store or make my own dough if I have the time but that doesn’t happen often

  • Parchment paper

  • Pizza peel

  • Pizza flour or cornmeal

  • Pizza Stone

  • Rolling Pin

  • Non-stick Pan

Ingredients:

  • 1 dough

  • 1 Zucchini

  • 1 packet of Pancetta

  • Your Favorite Olive Oil.

  • Garlic Powder and Everything But The Bagel Seasoning.

  • Mozzarella

  • Red Onion

  • 2 Tbsp butter

  • 1 large garlic clove, minced - If you don’t have fresh garlic you can use garlic powder

  • 2 Tbsp flour

  • 3/4 cup milk

  • Salt and Pepper. I love using truffle sea salt.

Recipe:

  1. If you don’t already have a pizza stone… BUY ONE. I bought mine on Amazon: Pizza Craft Rectangular Cordierite Baking/Pizza Stone for Oven or Grill

  2. Preheat your oven as high as it can go (mine goes up to 550 degrees).

  3. Throw some pizza flour or cornmeal on your counter, place the dough on top and sprinkle extra on top. Begin rolling the dough out with the rolling pin if you’d like or stretch it out with your hands, starting from the center. You can switch between using the rolling pin and stretching the dough out with your hands until you get the desired size of your pizza.

  4. Place a piece of parchment paper onto your pizza peel before you put the dough on top. This will help with clean-up and help you get your pizza in and out of the oven with ease. I like to sprinkle a little pizza four on top of the parchment paper too.

  5. Season your dough with some garlic powder/or your favorite pizza seasoning. This can even be red pepper flakes if you like spice.

  6. Cook your pancetta in a pan.

  7. Slice your zucchini into thin slices. I then like to put the slices in between paper towels and apply some pressure to draw out some moisture.

  8. Make your homemade white sauce. My recipe is inspired by Cooking Classy. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. While whisking, slowly pour milk into the flour mixture. Season with salt and pepper to taste and bring mixture just to a boil stirring constantly then remove from heat.

  9. Pour your sauce over the dough and sprinkle your mozzarella cheese.

  10. Add your zucchini slices almost like you would pepperoni. Add your cooked pancetta on top of the zucchini.

  11. I then roll the “crust” over the edge. I like to include some of the pizza toppings inside of the crust. When you roll the crust, remember to do it lightly so that you have a light, puffy, and crunchy crust.

  12. Place your pizza on your pizza stone with your peel and cook for 8 -10 minutes.

  13. Once your pizza is golden brown it’s ready to take out and enjoy!

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