50 Italian Foods You Have To Try Before You Die
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Focaccia Genovese
The existence of this thick Italian flatbread came about by chance, as is the case with many foods in Italian cuisine. When working long hours, Italian bakers would bake pieces of bread dough that hadn't fully risen and eat them as a late-night snack. Nowadays, almost every region in Italy has its own kind of local focaccia. Focaccia Genovese, for example, has very specific characteristics: 1-2 centimeters high with holes in the surface and a slightly glistening surface from being brushed with extra-virgin olive oil. It's soft and spongy, and some Genoese people even like to eat it dunked in their morning cappucinos. We say, don't knock it 'til you try it!
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Chef Tips and Tricks
We are definitely making these Easy Cheesy Mini Pizzas for our next party!
Ingredients
- Pizza Dough (homemade or store bought)
- Shredded cheese
- Pizza sauce
- Cured ham, shredded
- 4 eggs
- Cherry tomatoes
- Fresh basil
Method
- Roll out the dough
- Use a small bowl to cut the dough into rounds
- Add shredded cheese
- Place in oven on an oven tray afr 10 min at 355°F
- Put each dough round into a ramekin
- Add 1 tbsp pizza sauce, a handful of shredded cured ham
- Break an egg into each pizza
- Top with sliced cherry tomatoes and a basil leaf
- Place in oven for another 15 mins at 355°F
- Garnish with parsley and a pinch of pepper
- Serve and enjoy!