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Pizza di carne (meat pie, "pizza" style)

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Serves 6 to 8 people  Preparation time: 15 minutes  Total time from start to finish: 35 minutes Servings
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Ingredients

  • 2 slice white bread
  • 2 tablespoon whole milk
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 cup pecorino romano cheese, freshly grated
  • 2 tablespoon bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoon eggs
  • 2 ounce pancetta, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoon fresh basil leaves
  • 3/4 cup canned whole peeled tomatoes drained of their juice, coarsely chopped
  • 4 ounce fresh mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried whole oregano leaves

Preparation

Baking Directions:

1.

Preheat the oven to 425°.

2.

Cut the crust away from the slices of bread and discard it.

Put the bread and the milk in a small bowl and mash it with your hands until you get a smooth pasty mixture.

Transfer it to a large mixing bowl and add the beef, the grated pecorino, the bread crumbs and the eggs.

3.

Chop the sliced pancetta and add it to the bowl.

Season lightly with salt and pepper, then mix everything together thoroughly with your hands.

4.

Grease the bottom and sides of a round pie dish approximately 10 inches in diameter.

Put in the ground beef mixture and push it down with your hands until it is evenly spread out.

Cover with the tomatoes.

Cut the mozzarella into strips and arrange them over the tomatoes (I like creating the spokes of a wheel with them.)

Sprinkle the dried oregano on top and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Let the "pizza" settle for about 5 minutes after you take it out of the oven, then transfer it with two spatulas to a serving plate.

Serve it hot or lukewarm.

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