It is summertime once again and the weather is perfect for outdoor enjoyment. It is now time to bring out your grill, fire up your outdoor kitchen, uncover your patio furniture and prepare to bask in the sun and have a lovely time as you take advantage of outdoor living. There are plenty of things that can be done in this outdoor space, the most common being preparing and sharing meals. Taking meals outside has proven to be a fashionable and well-liked prospect that is sure to please many.
If you would like to take this opportunity to fire up your alfresco pizza oven, then take the time to flex your creative muscles as well and give some of the recipes below a try.
Pizza
Pizza is the quintessential party food, and what more obvious choice to make when using a pizza oven? Don’t be afraid to get creative with the process from the crust up. Use a flavoured crust, like herb-infused crusts, if you would like to give it a try.
You don’t have to stop at the crust. Your base sauces can vary according to your tastes and what you feel sounds intriguing enough to attempt. Try making use of white sauces, or a pesto sauce. You can even keep to the conventional tomato sauce if you so wish. Alternatively, you can skip the sauce altogether for a true Napoleon original.
Explore the use of toppings to create different flavour profiles from the basic to the brow-raising.
Smoked Fish
You can utilise your alfresco pizza oven to take fish preparation to new heights by smoking it. First, select the type of fish that you would like to cook. It can be a flounder, halibut or some salmon. Whatever the choice, make sure that you keep its best cooking practices in mind. Next, clean your fish thoroughly before sprinkling some seasoning over the skin. Once this is done, add some flavour to the flesh of the fish by stuffing the inside with aromatics like lemon and some herbs.
To smoke the fish, cover it in wax paper that has been buttered, then soak the bundle in some water. Place this bundle in the oven, but be sure to keep it away from the direct flames. Let the fish cook for about forty-five minutes, turning it once during this time. Remove from the oven and serve.
Kebabs
Making kebabs in the oven can give them a wonderful smoky flavour that will entice and amaze. You can prepare the kebabs of your choice, whether meaty or made entirely vegetarian.
You have the option of marinating your meat to give specific taste outcomes before placing the pieces on skewers interspersed with various vegetables of your choosing. When using the oven to make kebabs, it is wise to put them over a tray to catch the drippings as they are cooking.
Assembly of the skewers is limited only by choice. While there are combinations of meats and vegetables, or meats alone and vegetables alone, that are popular, you can decide to create combinations of your choosing to have unique and captivating results.
The alfresco pizza oven is genuinely an excellent piece of equipment that can make summer outdoor living an experience that is not to be missed. If you lack one in your backyard, then you should put some serious thought into the installation of a new oven.
Get in touch with a professional installation service to evaluate the viability of bringing one into your home. You will be amazed and transported to a whole new culinary experience of vast variety.
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