Sausage And Cheese Calzone
Sausage and Cheese Calzone
Pizza dough
1 pound sweet Italian sausages, skins removed
1 red bell pepper, chopped
4 ozs white mushrooms, sliced
10 ozs mozzarella cheese, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon crushed hot red pepper flakes
Prepare pizza dough
In a skillet, cook the sausage and onion over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring to break up the meat
Add bell pepper and mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes more, stirring often, or until the sausage is cooked through and vegetables are soft
Remove with a slotted spoon to a large bowl
Stir in the mozzarella, parsley and red pepper flakes
Preheat the oven to 450 deg F
Brush 2 baking sheets with olive oil or spray with olive oil cooking spray
Divide the dough into 4 pieces
Take one piece of the dough and with floured hands press it into a 6-inch round
Stretch or roll it out with a rolling pin into a 12-inch circle
Leaving a 1/2-inch edge, spread a quarter of the filling over half of the dough
Dampen the edges with water
Fold the dough in half to enclose the filling; seal the edges with a fork
Repeat with the remaining dough and filling
With a large spatula, carefully transfer the calzones to the prepared baking sheets
Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden and crisp on the outside
Serve warm
Amaretti
Amaretti (Almond Macaroons)
1/2 pound blanched almonds
4 drops bitter almond oil
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 egg whites
1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar
Preheat oven to 250 deg F
Finely grind blanched almonds, in batches, using a hand grinder, blender or food processor
combine almonds with almond oil, sugar and lightly beaten egg whites
Knead mixture into a firm dough
With moistened hands, form dough into 1-inch diameter balls (about 45 balls)
Place balls at least 1 inch apart on a baking sheet covered with baking parchment, using a second baking sheet if needed
Place baking sheet on bottom rack of oven and bake for about 55 to 60 minutes
Transfer baked cookies to a wire rack
Using a fine sieve, dust cookies with confectioners’ sugar while warm
Spicy Chinese Shrimp
Spicy Chinese Shrimp
1 pound shrimp, peeled
1 cup soy sauce
2 tpss crushed red pepper
2 TbspWorcestershire sauce
2 1/2 Tbspgarlic powder
1 Tbsponion powder
White or black pepper, to taste
Place all ingredients in preheated cast iron skillet
Simmer over high heat until sauce thickens
Serve over rice or noodles