Delicious UK - (04)April 2020

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THEMAINEVENT

MysticPizzahouse special,

delicious.style

SERVES2 (WITHLEFTOVERSAUCE).

HANDS-ON TIME 20 MIN, OVEN TIME 8-10 MIN

MAKE

AHEAD

Themeatballsaucewill

keepforupto2 daysin

a containerinthefridge.

FOOD

TEAM’S

TIP

Youwon’tneedallthesauce

forthepizzas.Keephalfthe

meatballsandsauceas

above,reheatuntilpipinghotand

serve with freshly cooked pasta.

• 1½tbspoliveoil


• About300gminimeat balls (made
  withBritishbeef)


• 1-2garliccloves,crushed


• 400gtomatopassata


• Splash red wine vinegar

THECLOSINGSHOT

Cookiesandcream

SERVES2.READYIN 10 MIN

Warm2 largecookies(fromthe

bakeryaisleofthesupermarket)

inthestillwarmoven,thenserve

eachonewitha largescoopof

chocolateicecreamandadollop

ofwhippedcream. Crumbleover

aFlakechocolate bar and eat

immediately.

THEWINE

Marks&SpencerReggianoRosso

2018,EmiliaRomagna,Italy(£7)

DespitethePortugueseconnection,

thispizzademandsanItalianred.

Here’sa livelyonewithplentyof

brightredberryfruittotakeon

thetomatoandspicymeats.It’s

unoakedandhasa fresh finish.

Goodvaluetoo.

Susy Atkins

WHYTHISMEAL?

MysticPizzaisa realrestaurant.Themovie’sscreenwriter,

AmyHoldenJones,visiteditonholiday,wascharmed,and

endedupbasingherscreenplayonit.Therestaurantwas

re-createdona setforthemovieand,ina classicexample

oflifeimitatingart,therealrestaurantsubsequently altered

itsdesigntolookmorelikeitdoesinthemovie.

We’vegonewiththehousespecial(whatelse?),though

whetherwe’veachievedthatmystical‘secretrecipe’sauceisfor

youtojudge.Let’sjustsaythedelicious.teamgaveitglowing

reviews...There’sa keysceneattheendofthemovieinvolving

chocolateicecream(nospoilers),soforpuddingwesuggesthaving

some with your warm cookie – what could be more New England?

THE MEAL

Chickensatay

burgerandCrazy

Rich Asians (2018)

• ¼tspdriedoregano, plus
  extratoserve


• 2 pincheschilliflakes


• Plainflourfordusting


• 2 ballsNorthernDoughpizza
  dough(fromSainsbury’s and
  Ocado),defrosted


• 100gcookingmozzarella,diced
  (orusegratedmozzarella)


• 2 spicycuredsausages (we used
  Peperami),sliced


• 12 slicespepperoni


• ½greenpepper,sliced


• ½ onion, finely sliced

1 Heata splashoftheoliveoilin

a deepfryingpan.Whenhot,add

themeatballsandfryona medium

heat,turningoccasionally,untilwell

brownedallover(4-5minutes).Set

themeatballsasideona plate,then

addtheremainingoiltothepan

alongwiththegarlicandgently

warmthroughfora minute.

2 Addthepassatatothepanalong

withthevinegar,oreganoandchilli

flakes,thenstirandletthesauce

simmerfor 10 minutes.Returnthe

meatballstothepanandsimmer

againfor8-10minutesuntilthe

meatballsarecookedthrough.

Setaside(seeMakeAhead).

3 Meanwhile,heattheoventoits

highestsetting.Ona well-floured

worktop,rollouteachballofdough

toa circleroughly20cmindiameter,

thentransferthemto2 lightly

dusted baking sheets.

best night of the week.

RECIPES AND FOOD STYLING: JEN BEDLOE. PHOTOGRAPHS: DAVID CHARBIT. STYLING: LUIS PERAL

4 Spoonsomemeatballsauce(see

tip)ontothepizzabasesandspread

evenly,thenscatteroverthe

mozzarella,sausage,pepperoni,

greenpepperandonion.Bakefor

8-10minutesuntilcrispandgolden.

Sprinklewithextraoreganoand

a pinchofchilliflakestoserve.

PERPIZZA693kcals,39gfat

(16.4gsaturated),36gprotein,

48.7gcarbs(5.7g sugars), 3.5g salt,

1.8gfibre

Formorewaystousecooking

mozzarella, see Loose Ends