This steak pizzaiola recipe is delicious and easy to make, with the best tomato sauce recipe! Season the steak by rubbing each side with the salt. Add the olive oil to a sauté pan and sear the steak over high heat for 2 minutes on each side. Remove the steak from the pan and set aside.
Beef, tomatoes, onions, garlic, basil and oregano are basic ingredients of every Italian steak pizzaiola recipe. While steak pizzaiola is the most common, you can also find versions of pizzaiola chicken as well.
True pizza dates back to the 1800’s and was a dough with a light topping of tomato sauce. Tomato sauce used in pizza found its way into many other dishes in Italian cuisine and, what became known as pizzaiola, is one of them. That sauce, first created in Naples, is the key to pinning pizzaiola to this region of Italy.
While you can certainly serve the pizzaiola on its own, it is the perfect accompaniment to spaghetti. A steak pizzaiola sandwich is also a fantastic idea as the delicious sauce will soak into the bread. Steak pizzaiola with cheese (mozzarella or parmigiano) is also a tasty twist you can add to any pizzaiola recipe.