From Pizzeria Gianpa, this version of Pizza Nerano is a complex and delicious creation with multiple layers of zucchini flavor. The recipe uses a dough developed with an autolysis technique for a delicate gluten structure.
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The pizza is topped with a velvety zucchini cream, savory zucchini alla scapece, fresh zucchini pearls, and finished with sharp caciocavallo cheese for a truly gourmet experience.
Nerano with Zucchini Cream
🍕 Dough Ingredients (for 6 balls)
- 1kg Flour
- 650ml Water
- 3g Yeast
- 30g Salt
🍕 Topping Ingredients
- 90g Zucchini Cream
- 100g Fiordilatte Mozzarella
- 50g Zucchini Scapece
- 25g Zucchini Pearls
- 50g Caciocavallo Cheese
- Basil, Garlic, Apple Vinegar, Salt, Pepper, Sugar, EVOO
🍕 Preparation Method
Begin with a 2-hour autolysis by mixing 1kg of flour with 550ml of water. Then, add the yeast, the remaining 100ml of water, and finally the salt. Knead until smooth and let it rise at room temperature for 4 hours. Form 260g balls, let them rest for an hour, then refrigerate overnight. For the toppings, make the cream by sautéing diced zucchini with oil and garlic, then blending until smooth.
Create zucchini pearls using a baller and marinate them raw with oil, salt, pepper, apple vinegar, and a pinch of sugar. For the zucchini alla scapece, slice zucchini into rounds, fry them, and then season with salt, oil, pepper, vinegar, garlic, and basil.
To assemble, stretch the dough, top with zucchini cream and fiordilatte, and bake at 250°C for about 4 minutes. After baking, add the zucchini alla scapece, the fresh zucchini pearls, and finish with thin shavings of caciocavallo cheese.
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