CHILLI TOMATO PIZZA AND LOBSTER CALZONE
CHILLI TOMATO PIZZA AND LOBSTER CALZONE
CHILLI TOMATO PIZZA AND LOBSTER CALZONE

Ingredients
  • 800g/1lb12oz Italian ‘00’ white flour
  • 200g/7oz semolina flour
  • plus extra for dusting
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • 14g/½oz dried yeast
  • 2 x 400g/14oz tins San Marzano tomatoes
  • 2 large balls mozzarella
  • roughly torn
  • 50g/1¾oz pecorino cheese
  • finely grated
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 large handful basil leaves
  • 2 chillies
  • finely sliced
  • 1 small cooked lobster
  • meat removed and cut into chunks
  • 1 tbsp mango chilli sauce
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • For the pizza dough
  • place the flours
  • salt
  • sugar and yeast into a large bowl and stir.
  • Make a well in the centre of the flour and gradually pour in 650ml/22fl oz water
  • gradually mixing in the flour to form a soft dough.
  • Tip out and knead the dough on a work surface until smooth and elastic.
  • Divide into four and roll into balls
  • then place in a tray
  • cover and leave to rise for 24 hours.
  • When you’re ready to cook the pizzas
  • preheat the oven to 240C/475F/Gas 9 (or as high as it will go).
  • Place a heavy baking tray or pizza stone in the oven to heat.
  • Roll out the dough pieces until about 5mm thick then place onto an upturned
  • floured tray.
  • Place the tinned tomatoes into a food processor and blend to a purée.
  • Spoon the tomato purée thinly over two of the pizzas
  • just to the edges.
  • Scatter over half the mozzarella and pecorino. Scatter over the chilli
  • then drizzle over half the peanut oil.
  • Finish with a few basil leaves and season with salt and black pepper.
  • Transfer to the oven
  • pushing the pizza onto the heated pizza tray or stone and cook for 5-8 minutes
  • or until cooked through and bubbling.
  • For the calzone
  • cover half of each of the other two pizza bases with the tomato sauce
  • then top with the pieces of lobster and the rest of the mozzarella and pecorino. Drizzle over the mango chilli sauce and the rest of the peanut oil along with a scattering of basil and season with salt and black pepper.
  • Fold the other half of the pizza over the top then crimp the edges and place on the heated pizza stone or tray.
  • Cook for 5-10 minutes until golden-brown and crisp. Serve immediately.