Although, many may say this is a typical pizza dish, in reality, pizzaiola is a modern-twist on traditional marinara pizza. Often made with less expensive cut meats (or the meat of your choice), this dish is something everyone should try at least once in their life! The reason is that this dish is similar to eating pizza without pizza dough and it’s simply delicious.
Follow this recipe to the dot and make delicious pizzaiola in your house!
Health benefits
It is safe to say that beef has numerous health benefits. It is packed with essential minerals and vitamins, and protein. This is why it needs to be incorporated in every individual’s diet.
Tomatoes are rich in antioxidant lycopenes that are beneficial in fighting cancers and heart diseases.
Onions are another great food that needs to be in an individual’s diet because they are popularly known to regulate blood sugar.
Ingredients
pieces of round steak (finely sliced), or a meat of your choice: 6
large potatoes, peeled and sliced: 8
large onions, cut in ringlets: 2
can of tomato sauce: 1
cans of read cut and peeled tomatoes or freshly peeled tomatoes: 2
cup of oregano: 1/4
Salt and pepper to taste
cup of water: 1/2
How To Make Carne Pizzaiola
- Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Take a large baking dish or casserole dish and rub the bottom of it with oil. Start layering your ingredients in order: potato, oil, sauce, salt, oregano, meat, onions, sauce, tomatoes, salt, pepper, oregano, and oil until all the ingredients are finished.
- Dress the top generously with oil and oregano.
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil and let it bake for 2 hours. After 30 minutes or so, check to see if the meat and potatoes and cooking (insert a fork to see their tenderness).
- Once it has cooked, take it out of the oven, and set aside for 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle the top with fresh parsley and serve it on a platter by putting a piece of meat and top it with the other ingredients or let people serve themselves.
Trivia
- The translation of this dish is “meat in pizza style.”
- Often, people add their own ingredients in this dish to customize it and so it meets the requirements of their taste buds.
Although, normally this dish is made with beef meat, any other meat can be used!