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Page 4 of the roommate's letter. See Souffle Salad for page 3.
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or salad oil
- 1 6-ounce can (2/3 cup) tomato paste
- 1 8-ounce can (1 cup) tomato sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
- 1 pound mozarella cheese
- 1/2 pound meat
For enchilada sauce I [roommate] eliminate the tomato paste, cut down on the sugar and oregano, add more chili powder and green pepper, and if desired, meat. Fill cooked tortilla with equal amounts grated Jack cheese and onion. The onion is what makes it hot.
Presumably, for actual pizzas, the first 10 ingredients make a sauce with the meat and cheese as toppings. I haven't tested either the pizza or enchilada sauce. There are local pizza places and Mexican restaurants that do much better than I could.
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Roommate's letter, page 4, Pizza Filling
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Monteray Jack cheese
I checked to be sure Jack cheese was the same as Monteray Jack and found another sad colonial story. According to Matt Blitz (foodandwine.com), David Jack moved to California in the 1850s and made his fortune by cheating Mexican farmers out of their land, including most of what is now Monteray. As he acquired dairies, he claimed the cheesemakers' products as his own, and marketed queso blanco país as Jack's cheese, which became known Monteray Jack.
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