Homemade thin-crust pizzas

• porsi: Makes 4 pizzas

Bahan-bahan

Olive oil

1 red onion, thinly sliced

1 red pepper, thinly sliced

1 yellow pepper, thinly sliced

2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes

Salt and black pepper

Sugar

8 large tortilla wraps

A handful of fresh basil leaves

IOOg chorizo sausage, thinly sliced

4 x 150g fresh Mozzarella balls, tom

1 red chilli, finely sliced

4 slices Parma ham, roughly tom

A handful of rocket leaves

Petunjuk

1 Preheat the oven to 2200C/2000C fan/gas mark 7.

2 First make the pizza sauce. Heat a lug of olive oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry for five minutes, until softened. Add the peppers and fry for another few minutes. Add the tomatoes, seasoning and a pinch of sugar, and stir. Gently simmer the sauce for about 10 minutes, until reduced.

3 Now comes the fun bit: putting your pizzas together. I've given two different suggestions for toppings here, but go with whatever suits your taste. The key is not to overload the pizzas with toppings, or the bases won't crisp up.

4 To create each pizza base, place two tortilla wraps (one on top of the other) on a pizza pan. Each pizza base needs a separate pizza pan. If you don't have pizza pans, use upturned roasting tins; just make sure there's enough room for each pizza to lie completely flat. Using two wraps stuck together like this makes each pizza base more stable and means it won't collapse.

5 Assemble the first two pizzas. Smear some pizza sauce over each base. Place a few basil leaves and some chorizo slices on top. Make sure the chorizo is uncovered so that it crisps up. Dot Mozzarella pieces in any free space. Place the pizzas in the oven and cook for 10 minutes, until golden and bubbling.

6 While the first two pizzas are in the oven, assemble the next two in much the same way. Smear sauce on each pizza base and dot around some Mozzarella pieces. Add as many chilli slices as you like and season. Finally, top with the Parma ham, which will crisp up beautifully.

7 As soon as the first two pizzas are ready, take them out of the oven and put the second two straight in. (Don't leave your oven open or you'll lose heat.) Tuck into the cooked pizzas while the other pizzas are in the oven. As soon as you've finished eating the first batch, the second batch will be ready! Top the second batch with rocket leaves before serving.

Catatan

You might think that making pizza is not worth the effort when frozen and takeaway versions are so readily available, but homemade pizza is so much healthier and fresh ingredients have much more flavour. I actually use tortilla wraps as pizza bases; they make a lovely thin and crispy crust. This is much quicker than making pizza dough, so it's perfect for a midweek meal However, pizza dough is easy to make, so give it a go some time! If you don't like the sound of homemade pizza dough or tortilla bases, you can use shop-bought pizza bases. And if you don't want to make the sauce, ajar of passata works fine. Either way, have fun experimenting with lots of different fresh toppings. This is my top meal for having a laugh with friends. Try it yourself and have fun!