A Shortcut Pizza

I really like to serve this - as everytime I do the kids and their friends will ooh and ahh over the pizzas. It doesnt work as well with the adults - maybe they have more discerning taste! muah-ha-ha..

Anyway, I bought ready made pizza base - thanks to helpful friends - and that made the cooking much easier. I only prepare the sauce and whatever topping the kids like - usually hawaiian. But I love fresh button mushroom and capsicum and jalapeno alike chilis on my pizza. And sometimes olives too.

Anyway, I've got questions from friends on how to make the pizza - so this is how I make mine. If you have a nicer recipe, tell me ok?

I dont have measurements; everything would be according to taste--

Fresh tomatoes
Onion; chopped
Garlic; chopped
Pizza seasoning herbs (or you can use plain dried oregano instead)
Tomato paste / puree
Salt and pepper
Olive oil

1. Boil water and put whole tomatoes in. Drain after about 2 minutes. Cool. Pull off tomato skin and throw away the core (this will make your sauce smooth)
2. Heat olive oil in wok. Add onion & garlic; cook till brown.
3. Add boiled tomatoes and all the other ingredients. Add water also.
4. Cook till fresh tomatoes disintegrates / breaks apart. You can mash / press them whilst cooking. Some people blend the tomatoes. You can if you like but I prefer the sauce to have some bits and pieces of tomatoes in it. (This could take 30 mins or longer if you have a big amount)
5. Taste.
6. Cool a bit and then you can put it on your pizza base.

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For chicken topping I cut chicken breast to small pieces then brown them together with chopped onion and garlic too if you like. Put salt, pepper and some oregano.

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Get your spices from your baking supply store (McCormicks / Master Foods prices are outrageous!) Use mozarella cheese or Perfect Italiano's (or any brand) ready for Pizza cheese. Some people mix cheddar with mozarella - up to you. The generic (non-branded) cheese arent as nice (they dont melt as nice / have that gooey texture) as the branded ie more expensive ones.

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Parmesan cheese tastes great on your pizza; with paprika too. But lately I replace paprika with chili powder that's a bit coarse. You can lightly toast the chili powder in the oven for a short spin and then store that in the fridge ready to be used. Enjoy trying.

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ps - This has got no relevance to making pizza, but I hate tomato ketchup or chilli sauce on my pizza and I dont get people who eat pizza with fork and spoon..

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