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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Pork, Apple and Fennel Pizza


After we roasted our pork the other week we had a decent size piece leftover so we froze it. Yesterday I thawed it out to make pizza, and I was so pleased that when I sliced the pork it was still deliciously moist, tasty and tender.
I made a pizza base using wholemeal flour. It was just a basic pizza dough recipe and only rises for an hour so with a bit of organisation anyone should be able to make one! I topped the base with a paste I made from rosemary, garlic, fennel seeds, salt and olive oil (this is similar to the rub used on the pork for roasting).


I prepared the apple by slicing and caramelising in pan with sugar, balsamic and butter. I thinly sliced the fennel bulb and popped it in the pan for the last couple of minutes as well. The apple and fennel were next to go on the pizza followed by the sliced pork. I sprinkled with some sliced sage leaves and baked. Once the pizza was cooked I topped it with some fresh rocket.


I was really pleased with my pizza, it was really delicious. I don't like licorice and was nervous that by using fennel it would ruin it for me but I loved it. The flavours all worked together perfectly. It would of benefited with another couple of minutes in the oven, I was just nervous about drying out that perfect pork.

13 comments:

  1. naw your kid is so cute cutting the pizza!

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  2. I have never thought to add fennel to a pizza! what a great idea!!

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  3. That's a great flavour combo, I never thought of adding those ingredients to a pizza, good idea!

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  4. I would say, with utter confidence, that if I ever saw this pizza on a menu I would order it straight away! :D

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  5. I'll skip the pork because I am a veggie, but the idea of a fennel pizza is intriguing! I must try it!

    ciao

    Alessandra

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  6. Pork, apple and fennel... perfect combo! :-) And I agree, your little one cutting the pizza is adorable! <3
    Manu (Manu's Menu)

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  7. Anything that contains the word pizza is perfect for me. I could eat a different pizza everyday!

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  8. You could sell this pizza in a gourmet store, it sounds so good! Great flavors for sure and your little one looks darling :o)

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  9. What a unique and delicious pizza... love the toppings.

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  10. mmmm,pizza nefis gözüküyor,ellerinize sağlık..
    Prensese afiyet olsun :)
    Türkiye'den sevgiler..

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  11. Pork, caramelized apples, herbs and pizza crust. Everything that would make me say "yum"!

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  12. This sounds very intetersting. I suspect I'll like this a lot. The flavors should be wonderful. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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