{"id":4774,"date":"2020-05-09T06:46:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T06:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mijnnijmegenzuid.nl\/?p=4774"},"modified":"2020-09-10T12:21:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T12:21:49","slug":"pizza-marinara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mijnnijmegenzuid.nl\/pizza-marinara\/","title":{"rendered":"Pizza Marinara"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pizza marinara is classic Neapolitan pizza. There\u2019s no cheese, so it\u2019s all about the tomatoes, garnished simply with garlic and oregano. Buon appetito! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Alex and I journeyed hours to get to Naples, Italy, the birthplace of pizza. And our pilgrimage ended at one place: Da Michaele, the famous generations-old pizzeria. The green and white tiled wood-fired oven, the tangy tomato sauce, and the doughy crust: it is all precisely<\/em> authentic. They serve only two flavors, the most classic of all Neapolitan pizza: Pizza Margherita (mozzarella, tomatoes and basil) and Pizza Marinara (tomato only \u2014 no cheese!). And my, oh my, was it epic<\/em>. Want to make classic pizza marinara at home? Here\u2019s our recipe: and we think it\u2019s pretty darn perfect.<\/p>\n

Related:<\/strong> Looking marinara-style sauce to put on pizza? Go to Easy Pizza Sauce.<\/p>\n

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What is pizza marinara?<\/h2>\n

Pizza marinara is the simplest of classic Neapolitan pizza: that is, pizza in the style that originates from Naples, Italy. This pizza has simple toppings, a dough that\u2019s thin in the middle and poofed on the outside, usually baked in a wood-fired oven at super high temperatures. Pizza marinara has no cheese: just tomato sauce, thinly sliced garlic, and oregano. It\u2019s similar to pizza margherita, but without the cheese. Some sources state pizza marinara originated as early as the mid 1700\u2019s in Naples.<\/p>\n

As you can imagine, with only a handful of ingredients, the flavor of pizza marinara depends on the quality of the ingredients. Here\u2019s a bit more on how to make pizza marinara that\u2019s seriously classico<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Want Neapolitan pizza with<\/em> cheese? Here\u2019s our master recipe for perfect Neapolitan pizza.<\/p>\n

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For the tomatoes<\/h2>\n

The quality of the tomatoes in a pizza marinara is paramount. In Italy, the variety of tomatoes that are used for Neapolitan pizza are called San Marzano tomatoes. San Marzano tomatoes are grown all over Italy and have a beautifully sweet flavor. They\u2019re becoming more popular here in the US and are available under many different brands.<\/p>\n

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Now, we are pizza purists over here. We used to only use canned San Marzano tomatoes in our pizzas. However, we\u2019ve found a type that has a flavor even closer to what we remember from Naples: fire roasted tomatoes! You know how sometimes if you taste a bite of tomatoes straight from the can and it tastes bitter? Fire roasted tomatoes come out of the can with a sweet flavor: and no bitterness at all. Canned fire roasted tomatoes are available at many mainstream grocery stores and also online.<\/p>\n

This pizza marinara uses our \u201cfamous\u201d easy pizza sauce that takes only 5 minutes to make in a blender. All you need is fire roasted tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, dried oregano and salt. It\u2019s so simple that we have it memorized. And you will be absolutely amazed<\/em> when you take a taste out of the blender. We promise!<\/p>\n

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For the dough<\/h2>\n

Alex and I have spent 10 years researching our pizza dough recipes. They\u2019ve been through many revisions until we tweaked to the absolute perfect dough. You can use either of the two pizza dough recipes for your pizza marinara (and of course, you can shortcut by using store-bought dough):<\/p>\n