Fried pizza recipe

• 1 x basic pizza dough
• flour, for dusting vegetable oil, for frying
• 2 x 150g balls of buffalo mozzarella
optional: 5 teaspoons dried oregano

for the tomato sauce
• extra virgin olive oil
• 1 clove of garlic, peeled and finely sliced a bunch of fresh basil, leaves picked
• 1 x 400g tin of good-quality plum tomatoes
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

First, make your basic pizza dough. Now make your tomato sauce. Heat a saucepan, add a splash of oil and the sliced garlic and cook gently. When the garlic has turned light golden, add half the basil, the tomatoes and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Cook gently for about 20 minutes, mashing the tomatoes until smooth, then taste, season again and put to one side.

Preheat your grill to its highest temperature. Divide the dough into 10 pieces and press them flat on to a floured work surface. Roll them out to about 0.5cm/¼ inch thick and allow them to rest for 10 minutes or so. Heat a frying pan over a high heat, add about 2cm of vegetable oil and fry each pizza for 30 seconds or so on each side. Remove with tongs and place on a baking tray.

Once all the bases are fried, smear each one with a spoonful of the tomato sauce and tear over some mozzarella and a leaf or two of basil or dried oregano. Drizzle with olive oil and grill until the cheese is bubbling and the dough is light brown and cooked through.