How to make pizza less greasy
by Karine Lemoine
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Most people likeDelicious pizzasand sometimes our gluttony can lead us to fall in love with a pizza full of appetizing ingredients and dripping with cheese.
Hard to do without a delicious pizza but good if you canavoid greasy pizzasIt's better!
Pizza isa traditional Italian recipe based onBread dough and filled with various ingredients (tomato sauce, olives, ham, mushrooms...)
Today, we prepare pizzas in all sauces and for all tastes, ranging from Mexican pizza (meat, corn) to peasant pizza (crème fraîche, lardons), raclette pizza or even Hawaiian pizza (chicken, pineapple)
Pizza has becomeSymbol of fast food and junk food.It is true that at any time, it is easy to eat a pizza on the go or to heat one that is already ready to eat.
Pizza is associated with “bad” for your health because of its fat content.
It must be said that the pizzas bought in stores do not improve his image. Betweenultra-processed products, additives and preservatives, pizza is not thehealth foodrecommended for sure.
The best solution, all found, it is certain that it is alreadyMake your own homemade pizza!
At least we already know what we're putting in there.
But what are thenTips to make pizza less greasyfor you, your family or your friends when you prepare your pizzas?
You don't have to be a cooking pro to make it yourself and make it lower in fat and calories.
Just followsome essential habits.
A pizza with less fat does not mean that it is not tasty because it is less fatty. Besides, a pizza dripping with fat can very quickly be disgusting.
When we think of a fatty pizza, we immediately think of pizza with 4, 6 or 8 cheeses where most often we find the most famous cheeses such as Emmental, Raclette, Bleu, Camembert, Camembert, Goat cheese or even Roquefort.
It is far from being balanced in terms of nutritional intake and this, in terms of quantity of fat, can be completely eliminated from the map.
And even in taste, yuck!!! By mixing all these cheeses, you can no longer distinguish the taste. You can't even find the taste of the paste.
Definitely, too much fat kills pizza!
We offer you5 brilliant ways to help you make the best low-fat pizza. You will find everything you need to know to enjoy a tasty pizza revisited with the right habits. We'll share with you tooA delicious and non-fattening pizza recipeas you might be led to think.
What is the fat on pizza?
Most often, we quickly got the pizzas delivered to our house. We avoid the dishes and the time spent cooking and that's good for our spirits.
There is nothing like a good pizza to share with family or friends while watching a good soccer match or a good Netflix!
However, when you open the box, you may notice grease on the top of the pizza, and you will then find yourself mopping up the fat. In any case, it is a reflex for those whoTry to reduce excess fat in your diet.
In general, the fat on a pizza results from the use of ingredients likechorizo, lardons or other meat products. Moreover, we notice that after cooking a pizza in the oven, the heat expels the fats present in the ingredients above, which causes the fats to end up on top.
The cheese or meat products used to make pizza contain water molecules, intermediate proteins, and fats. Most ofproducts of animal originused as ingredients to make pizza contain oils that escape when exposed to heat.
For example, when you make pizza in an oven, cheese is exposed to high levels of heat; the water in the cheese turns into steam, which is trapped in fats and proteins. As a result, oils are released from the cheese in the process of melting and are deposited on its surface.
This process affects the cheese's ability to brown. For example, cheese that is low in fat and high in moisture will brown easily because the moisture evaporates, while cheese that is low in moisture and low in fat is likely to burn.
On the other hand, a cheese withhigh moisture and fat contentwill end up being greasy on your pizza.
The 3 factors that make pizza greasy

It exists3 factors that make pizza greasy, These include:
-type of upholstery
-choice of raw materials
-cooking mode
1) Type of trim
The sauce or toppings used may be causing the fat in your pizza.
If you cook yourtomato sauce with too much oil, the pizza will become greasy after being exposed to heat.
Likewise, the fat factor will intervene depending on what ingredients you choose to put in your pizza.
If you chooseingredients of animal originlike chorizo, lardons, of course you increase fat intake.
For chorizo or as for traditional sausages, they are made from pork or beef, or both. Both meats are low in fat; therefore, fats are added to make them more tender when cooked.
Sausages or even chorizo have a higher fat content, unlike beef or chicken.
All added with a good amount of cheese: goat cheese, raclette or even Roquefort and you get the most calories and fat.
2) Choice of raw materials
If the type of meat used ispoor qualityand contains high levels of fat, you should expect your pizza to be greasy.
The quality of the raw materials used for the fillingis essential if you want a pizza with less fat.
The best option is fresh products without the addition of water and fat.
3) Cooking mode
If you put your ingredients directly on your pizza, especially lardons or chorizo, without having fried them in advance andremove as much fat as possibleThen the pizza will be soaked in all the fat from your lardons or chorizo.
The 5 brilliant solutions for a less greasy pizza
1. Use cheese that is low in fat and low in moisture
The best way to make your pizza less greasy is toGet good quality cheeseat your cheesemaker to enhance your pizza.
An excellent choice isfresh mozzarellawhich has less saturated fat and less sodium.
It will help you prepare a delicious pizza with less fat. There are various types, including whole milk mozzarella, low-fat mozzarella, and partially skimmed mozzarella.
Here is a good selection of cheeses that are suitable for a delicious pizza:
-Provolone, uncooked pressed cow's milk cheese that has a strong taste.
-Mozzarellawith whole cow's milk with low humidity.
-Buffala mozzarellato buffalo milk which is much easier to find nowadays.
-The Fontina,semi-cooked pressed cow's milk cheese, very fragrant, rich in taste.
Quality is essential if you want a pizza that is lower in fat.
2. Pre-cook chorizo, lardons or sausages
You can easilyEliminate excess fat from your chorizousing your microwave.
Place all the slices you intend to use on a paper towel and cook them for 30 seconds in the microwave. Paper towels absorb excess grease, but you can always dry them out more by using a different paper towel.
You don't have to use the microwave if you want a bit of crunch and crunch. Heat a skillet over medium heat and place your chorizo pieces. Cook them for 4-5 minutes to remove some of the fat. Then place them on a paper towel or napkin to absorb the fat.
Be careful not to overcook the chorizo, as it will dry out when you cook your pizza.
3. Use your oven in a better way
In traditional pizza restaurants, you can see the pizza maker preparing the pizza, putting the toppings directly andPut the pizza in the wood oven.
When preparinga homemade pizza,we tend to reproduce the same behavior when, unlike the pizza chef, we work in the kitchen with a gas oven or an electric oven most often.
If we compare restaurant pizza and our homemade pizza, we quickly notice that the result is different.
Not to mention the dough, the filling ofThe pizza at the restaurant is shinierwhile at home you get a drier and duller upholstery.
We tend to think that everything is a question of adding fat but not necessarily.

Well yes you will tell us it's normal, it's better in the restaurant because the pizza maker is better equipped with his wood oven.
Yes and no! we explain to you.
To get a better visual and also a better flavor of topping, we just have to change our habits andCook pizza differently.
WithA traditional electric oven, we are quite capable of putting out a good pizza.
It mainly depends onSoIn use.
First of all, to cook pizza in the oven, it is necessary thatThe temperature is high and the oven is preheatedin advance in order to seize the pizza.
Careful,It is especially not necessary to useCirculating heatwhich may dry out your dough and filling.
Then when you bake pizza, it is best toCook in 2 steps.
In the first step, you brush thePizza dough with tomato sauce, only, then you bake the pizza on the grill,At the bottom of the oven.
Then in the 2nd step, once the edges of the pizza have browned, you addyour garnish a few minutes before the end of cookingand you place the pizza on the grillat the top of the oven.
Baking in the ovenIn fact, electric requires longer cooking.than a wood-fired oven, it is therefore essential not to burn the filling and denature it by simply cooking the filling at the same time as the dough.
This method seems simple, but we have become used to making our pizza like at the pizza maker. So all you have to do is change the way you do it to get a pizza as beautiful as at the pizzeria and not necessarily greasy!
4.Replace animal products with vegetables
A good pizza doesn't have to be full of dripping cheese and fat.
The best way to lighten pizza and make it less greasy Is ofreplace animal products with vegetables. The result is just as excellent!
The vegetables that can be used for pizza arebell pepper,eggplant, zucchini, artichoke, mushrooms, dried tomatoes.
All of these vegetables can really contributeTaste your pizzaAnd return it necessarilyless fat and more balanced.
The mushroom can be cut very finely raw on the pizza, it will bring crunch to the eggplants and zucchini, you just have to grill them first before placing them as a topping on the pizza.
5. Reduce portions
It is true that when we eat a pizza we have the habit of putting the whole pizza on.
In the restaurant, it is also served whole for one person.
Well, one way toEnjoy eating pizzaWithout being too fatty in intake it isreduce the portion.
You can very well orderA pizza for twoand share it to complete it witha good vegetable salad.
Also, a good way to reduce portions is also to limit the number of ingredients in pizza.
Your pizza will be less greasy,more subtle in tasteand it will only be better.
Is greasy pizza bad for my health?
Pizza is so delicious, how can you do without it? One song is never enough! However, too much fat on your pizza could be unhealthy for your body.
Excess faton your pizza may cause more harm than good to your health.
Here are some of the effects of greasy pizza:
-Fat can contribute to aacne problem.
-It increases the risk ofheart disease and diabetesType 2
-It puts a strain on the digestive system. La Most fats are fats and oils that are not easy to digest when consumed, so you are at risk ofsuffer from bloating.
However, not everything that is greasy on your pizza is bad.Some fats help you maintain healthy skin, hair, and nails.
Finally, it's all a question of dosage! Pizza is good but from time to time!
Pizza must stayA pleasant mealand pleasure meals should be enjoyed in small doses toa better lifestyle.
Pizza with very few ingredients is the tastiest!
The composition of the ingredients should complement the pizza dough.
A few ingredients are enough to makeA pizza a real delight.
Do you know white pizza? Pizza dough decorated with a drizzle of olive oil, rosemary and a pinch of sea salt. A pure treat!
Our recipe for delicious and low-fat pizza: Vegetarian pizza
Vegetarian pizzaisrich in antioxidants and anti-cholesterol.
We avoid animal fats that irritate the stomach and we provide vegetables.
The pizza dough recipe is really within the reach of any cook, even beginners.

Be careful not to mix yeast and salt together as this could cancel out the effects of yeast.
Pizza dough needs enough rest (about 6 to 8 hours) to rise.
In summer, the ambient temperature will facilitate growth. In winter, it will be best to let her rest near a heat source in order to help her.
Pizza dough can rest in the open with a wet cloth to protect it from dust and prevent the dough from drying out and forming a crust.
The steps to follow:
1/6Preheat the oven to 240 degrees (th8).
2/6Roll out the pizza dough.
3/6 Cut the eggplants and bell pepper into small cubes evenly.
Peel the garlic and onion and finely chop them.
Fry them in a pan with olive oil. Add salt and pepper.
Stir for 5 minutes and reduceCook on low heat for about 15 minutes.
4/6Spread the tomato sauce over the dough and bake for about 15-20 minutes.
5/6Once the dough is cooked, remove the pizza from the oven and top with all the ingredients prepared for a few minutes to cook.
6/6Add roasted pine nuts and a good amount of parsley at the last minute once the pizza is out of the oven.
1/2Fry the finely diced onion and chopped garlic in olive oil then pour in the can of peeled tomatoes
2/2Bring to a simmeruntil the sauce thickens.
Enjoy!
There is no pleasure in eating a cloying and greasy pizza. Eating pizza isenjoy its flavors and aromas. Pizza is far from being fast food.
A good pizza prepared at home with good products can beDelicious and balanced.
And then preparing it at home for all the family and friends can becomea real shared pleasure!
Do not hesitate to leave a comment.
Bon appetit!
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