Potato Pizza: Pizza di Patate

Name: Potato Pizza: Pizza di Patate
Prep time: 58 min
Cook time: 58 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 kgs baking potatoes, like russets; 473 milliliters fresh bread crumbs; 2 eggs; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil, divided into tablespoons; 2 bunches Italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup; 237 milliliters hard provolone, freshly grated; 355 milliliters ricotta; 8 servings Salt and pepper

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Potato Pizza: Pizza di Patate a try. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 559 calories, 19g of protein, and 27g of fat. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. Head to the store and pick up provolone, salt and pepper, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 58 minutes.

Instructions

Bring 8 quarts of water to a boil. Cook the potatoes in the boiling water until they are easily pierced with a paring knife, about 25 minutes.

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Water

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Drain the potatoes and, while they are still warm, peel them and pass them through a food mill.

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Potato

Add the ricotta, the provolone, the eggs and parsley and season with salt and plenty of black pepper. Form 6-inch pizza with wet hands, about 1/2-inch thick, and press each side of each pizza into a plate filled with the bread crumbs. Set aside until all are finished.

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In an 8-inch, non-stick pan, heat 1 tablespoon oil until smoking.

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Place one pizza at a time into the pan and cook about 4 minutes per side, until each side is dark golden brown.

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Place the cooked pizza on a tray lined with paper towels to drain until all are done. To serve, place the pizza on a rack on a cookie sheet and into a preheated 450 F degree oven for 6 to 8 minutes.

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Remove and serve in a pile.

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Servings:

2kgs

baking potatoes, like russets 473milliliters

fresh bread crumbs 2

eggs 118milliliters

extra-virgin olive oil, divided into tablespoons 2bunches

Italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup 237milliliters

hard provolone, freshly grated 355milliliters

ricotta 8servings

Salt and pepper

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Spalletti Chianti D.O.C.G. with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 12 dollars per bottle.

Spalletti Chianti D.O.C.G.

Produced principally from Sangioveto vines of the Poggio Reale estate, this classically structured wine shows notes of earth and leather on the nose with woodsy overtones. The fruit is clean and soft, with gentle tannins on the finish.