PIZZA FUN-DESAL
Here's a quick fix pizza-style pandesal that is great for summer snacks (or midnite snacks!)
Pan de Sal (home-baked is preferred), split in halves
sliced red and green bell peppers (optional)
Variety of Meats (sliced-diagonally hotdogs, pepperoni, sliced sweet ham, sliced spam or luncheon meat)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Easy Pizza-Style Sauce:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil or butter
1 small onion, chopped
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 3/4 cups store-bought pasta or spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup banana catsup
1 teaspoon dried oregano or Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Maggi liquid seasoning
Preheat oven to 350 F.
To make the sauce:
Saute chopped onion and minced garlic in oil or butter. Add the rest of sauce ingredients and let simmer until heated through.
To assemble pizza:
Spread about 1 or 2 tablespoons of pizza-style sauce on split side of pandesal. Arrange bell peppers and meats on top of sauce. Place on baking sheets. Combine the cheeses; sprinkle over meat/bell pepper toppings. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes or until the cheeses melt.
Variation:
1) Mexican-style pizza - use chunky salsa instead of pasta/spaghetti sauce and may add drained sweet corn kernels to toppings.
2) Sloppy Joe pizza - brown 1/2 lb ground beef and drain. Then combine with other sauce ingredients. Add 1 coarsely grated carrot.
