Pizza Montanara Starita (Fried Pizza with Marinara Sauce) | Saveur

Name: Pizza Montanara Starita (Fried Pizza with Marinara Sauce) | Saveur
Ingredients: 1 ⁄ 3 cup olive oil, plus more; 1 tsp. crushed red chile flakes; 8 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2 (28-oz.) cans whole peeled tomatoes packed in purée, crushed by hand; 3 sprigs basil, plus 16-20 leaves; Kosher salt, to taste; Canola oil, for frying; 1 recipe Naples-style pizza dough; Fine semolina, for dusting; 1 lb. smoked mozzarella, shredded; 1 ⁄ 4 cup grated pecorino romano

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This signature pizza of both Naples' Starita and New York City's Don Antonio pizzerias is at first fried, then slathered in a rich marinara sauce before it is quickly baked to melt the mozzarella.

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Ingredients

1⁄3 cup olive oil, plus more
1 tsp. crushed red chile flakes
8 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 (28-oz.) cans whole peeled tomatoes packed in purée, crushed by hand
3 sprigs basil, plus 16-20 leaves
Kosher salt, to taste
Canola oil, for frying
1 recipe <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Pasta-da-Pizza-Naples-Style-Pizza-Dough/">Naples-style pizza dough</a>
Fine semolina, for dusting
1 lb. smoked mozzarella, shredded
1⁄4 cup grated pecorino romano