The Best Book in the World

CHAPTER 18

The Best Pizza Recipe in the World


After the evening meeting, the chief inspector treated his colleagues to some sustaining night food at the police station.

H?kan Rink’s Quattro Stagione, the pizza with four ‘seasons’.





Pizza dough





? packet of fresh yeast: crumble the yeast into a large bowl



Add 200 ml lukewarm water and dissolve the yeast in the water



Add 500 ml wheat flour



Add 3 tablespoons of olive oil



Mix the ingredients into a pizza dough. Grease a roasting pan with olive oil. Cover the bottom of the pan with the dough pushing it out to the edges with your fingers. Cover the pan with a tea towel and leave it to rise for about 20 minutes while you prepare the sauce and the various toppings. Turn the oven to 250oc.

Pizza sauce





I tin of chopped tomatoes



2 tablespoons of tomato purée



2 teaspoons of white pepper and black pepper



A few drops of Tabasco



1 teaspoon of oregano



1 teaspoon of salt



1 crushed garlic clove



Mix all the ingredients for the pizza sauce, and taste. By all means sprinkle a little vinegar, sugar and pepper onto the mixture. Experiment a little! Let the sauce simmer a long time.



Pizza toppings



Prepare the toppings while the dough is rising.

Fresh, newly peeled prawns



Fresh, finely sliced mushrooms



Air-dried Italian ham



Mussels pickled in water



Pickled artichoke



Cut and grate the cheese: equal amounts of mozzarella, emmental and parmesan

When the dough base has risen for 20 minutes, spread the sauce over it and start with a layer of cheese.

Divide the pizza into quarters and add the topping in the following order: from ‘12 o’clock’ on the pizza and clockwise: ham is winter, mussels are spring, prawns are summer and mushrooms are autumn. If you believe in God, stick an artichoke in the middle. Push the topping gently into the sauce with you hand.

Bake in the oven for 15–20 minutes at 250°.

If you have used an artichoke, say a prayer.

Take a break from the ABC Method, and enjoy the best pizza in the world!