Discover what's possible when exceptional ingredients, authentic Italian cooking and the power of fire come together.
Created in partnership with renowned Italian chef Luca Ciano, this collection of recipes showcases the versatility of Alfa Forni Moderno 2. From perfectly blistered pizzas and artisan breads to succulent seafood, roasted vegetables and crowd-pleasing entertaining dishes, each recipe has been designed to help you get more from your pizza oven.
Inspired by the Mediterranean way of life, these recipes celebrate simple ingredients, shared experiences and cooking outdoors with family and friends. Whether you're hosting a long lunch, firing up a weeknight dinner or creating a memorable feast, you'll find plenty of ideas to elevate your outdoor cooking.
Explore the collection below and discover how the Alfa Forni Moderno 2 can transform every meal into an experience worth sharing.
Learn how to make authentic Italian focaccia with Chef Luca Ciano in the Alfa Forni Moderno 2. Featuring a crisp golden crust and soft, airy interior, this classic Italian bread is perfect for sharing, entertaining and serving alongside Mediterranean-inspired dishes.
| Serves | Temperature | Cooking Time |
|---|---|---|
| 4 - 6 | 200 - 220°C | First proof: 1 – 1.5 hours | Second proof: 45 minutes – 1 hour | Cooking: 18 – 20 minutes |
Focaccia Barese is a classic from Puglia, made with potato in the dough for a soft, tender crumb and finished with cherry tomatoes, basil, olive oil and salt. Baked in the Alfa Forni oven, it becomes golden on the outside while staying light and generous within.
Dough & Topping
Chef tip: The potato gives this focaccia its signature softness. Keep the dough around 1cm thick when stretching so it bakes evenly.
Learn how to make authentic Italian focaccia with Chef Luca Ciano in the Alfa Forni Moderno 2. Featuring a crisp golden crust and soft, airy interior, this classic Italian bread is perfect for sharing, entertaining and serving alongside Mediterranean-inspired dishes.
| Serves | Temperature | Cooking Time |
|---|---|---|
| 4 - 6 | 200 - 220°C | First proof: 1 – 1.5 hours | Second proof: 45 minutes – 1 hour | Cooking: 18 – 20 minutes |
Focaccia Barese is a classic from Puglia, made with potato in the dough for a soft, tender crumb and finished with cherry tomatoes, basil, olive oil and salt. Baked in the Alfa Forni oven, it becomes golden on the outside while staying light and generous within.
Dough & Topping
Chef tip: The potato gives this focaccia its signature softness. Keep the dough around 1cm thick when stretching so it bakes evenly.
Slow-roasted lamb is the ultimate centrepiece for outdoor entertaining. In this recipe, Chef Luca Ciano demonstrates how to achieve tender, flavour-packed results with beautifully caramelised edges, creating a dish that's made for long lunches, family gatherings and memorable occasions.
| Serves | Temperature | Cooking Time |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 160°C, then 400°C | Lamb: 3.5 – 4 hours covered, then brown at 400°C | Vegetables: 10 – 12 minutes | Resting: 10 – 15 minutes |
This slow-cooked lamb shoulder is designed for relaxed entertaining. It starts low and slow over vegetables and herbs, then finishes at high heat to develop a rich golden exterior. Honey-roasted carrots, garlic broccolini and a punchy salsa verde complete the platter.
Lamb
Dressing
Chef tip: Let the steak rest properly before slicing. This keeps the beef juicy and allows the roasted vegetables to absorb the dressing when plated.
Slow-roasted lamb is the ultimate centrepiece for outdoor entertaining. In this recipe, Chef Luca Ciano demonstrates how to achieve tender, flavour-packed results with beautifully caramelised edges, creating a dish that's made for long lunches, family gatherings and memorable occasions.
| Serves | Temperature | Cooking Time |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 160°C, then 400°C | Lamb: 3.5 – 4 hours covered, then brown at 400°C | Vegetables: 10 – 12 minutes | Resting: 10 – 15 minutes |
This slow-cooked lamb shoulder is designed for relaxed entertaining. It starts low and slow over vegetables and herbs, then finishes at high heat to develop a rich golden exterior. Honey-roasted carrots, garlic broccolini and a punchy salsa verde complete the platter.
Lamb
Dressing
Chef tip: Let the steak rest properly before slicing. This keeps the beef juicy and allows the roasted vegetables to absorb the dressing when plated.
Fresh prawns, aromatic garlic and vibrant Mediterranean flavours come together in this quick and impressive seafood recipe. Perfect as a shared appetiser or light meal, it's a simple way to create restaurant-quality seafood that's guaranteed to impress your guests.
| Serves | Temperature | Cooking Time |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 200 - 220°C | Skewers: 3 – 4 minutes | Wooden skewers: soak 10 minutes before use |
These prawn and artichoke skewers are quick to prepare and full of Mediterranean flavour. The prawns cook rapidly in the Alfa Forni oven, while the gremolata brings freshness from lemon zest, parsley, garlic and olive oil.
Skewers
Gremolata
Chef tip: These skewers cook quickly, so have your serving plate and gremolata ready before they go into the oven.
Fresh prawns, aromatic garlic and vibrant Mediterranean flavours come together in this quick and impressive seafood recipe. Perfect as a shared appetiser or light meal, it's a simple way to create restaurant-quality seafood that's guaranteed to impress your guests.
| Serves | Temperature | Cooking Time |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 200 - 220°C | Skewers: 3 – 4 minutes | Wooden skewers: soak 10 minutes before use |
These prawn and artichoke skewers are quick to prepare and full of Mediterranean flavour. The prawns cook rapidly in the Alfa Forni oven, while the gremolata brings freshness from lemon zest, parsley, garlic and olive oil.
Skewers
Gremolata
Chef tip: These skewers cook quickly, so have your serving plate and gremolata ready before they go into the oven.
Achieving the perfect steak is all about heat, timing and quality ingredients. In this recipe, Chef Luca Ciano shares his approach to creating a beautifully seared exterior and juicy, tender interior, bringing steakhouse-quality cooking to your outdoor kitchen.
| Serves | Temperature | Cooking Time |
|---|---|---|
| 2 - 3 | 300°C | Vegetables: 10–15 minutes | Steak: to preferred doneness | Resting: minimum 5 minutes |
This Italian-style beef tagliata is simple, generous and built around high heat. Scotch fillet is seared in a preheated pan inside the Alfa Forni oven, then sliced thickly and served over roasted eggplant, red onion, capsicum and zucchini. A rosemary, garlic and balsamic dressing adds brightness and depth to finish.
Beef & Roasted Vegetables
Dressing
Chef tip: Let the steak rest properly before slicing. This keeps the beef juicy and allows the roasted vegetables to absorb the dressing when plated.
Achieving the perfect steak is all about heat, timing and quality ingredients. In this recipe, Chef Luca Ciano shares his approach to creating a beautifully seared exterior and juicy, tender interior, bringing steakhouse-quality cooking to your outdoor kitchen.
| Serves | Temperature | Cooking Time |
|---|---|---|
| 2 - 3 | 300°C | Vegetables: 10–15 minutes | Steak: to preferred doneness | Resting: minimum 5 minutes |
This Italian-style beef tagliata is simple, generous and built around high heat. Scotch fillet is seared in a preheated pan inside the Alfa Forni oven, then sliced thickly and served over roasted eggplant, red onion, capsicum and zucchini. A rosemary, garlic and balsamic dressing adds brightness and depth to finish.
Beef & Roasted Vegetables
Dressing
Chef tip: Let the steak rest properly before slicing. This keeps the beef juicy and allows the roasted vegetables to absorb the dressing when plated.
A true Mediterranean classic, salt-crusted fish is a technique that delivers exceptional flavour and remarkable tenderness. Chef Luca Ciano guides you through the process, transforming fresh seafood into an elegant centrepiece that's as impressive to serve as it is to eat.
| Serves | Temperature | Cooking Time |
|---|---|---|
| 2 - 3 | 250°C | Fish: 15 – 20 minutes, depending on size | Radicchio: 5 – 8 minutes |
Whole snapper baked in a citrus-scented salt crust makes an impressive centrepiece while keeping the fish tender and moist. Served with caramelised radicchio and a limoncello lemon butter sauce, this recipe balances richness, acidity and gentle bitterness.
Fish
Salt Crust — mix all ingredients well together
Lemon Butter Sauce
Caramelised Raddichio
Chef tip: Remove the salt crust carefully so it does not fall into the flesh of the fish. Crack and lift it away in sections before serving.
A true Mediterranean classic, salt-crusted fish is a technique that delivers exceptional flavour and remarkable tenderness. Chef Luca Ciano guides you through the process, transforming fresh seafood into an elegant centrepiece that's as impressive to serve as it is to eat.
| Serves | Temperature | Cooking Time |
|---|---|---|
| 2 - 3 | 250°C | Fish: 15 – 20 minutes, depending on size | Radicchio: 5 – 8 minutes |
Whole snapper baked in a citrus-scented salt crust makes an impressive centrepiece while keeping the fish tender and moist. Served with caramelised radicchio and a limoncello lemon butter sauce, this recipe balances richness, acidity and gentle bitterness.
Fish
Salt Crust — mix all ingredients well together
Lemon Butter Sauce
Caramelised Raddichio
Chef tip: Remove the salt crust carefully so it does not fall into the flesh of the fish. Crack and lift it away in sections before serving.
Lastly, it wouldn't be an Alfa night without an authentic Italian pizza.
Discover the techniques behind authentic Italian pizza with Chef Luca Ciano. From perfectly blistered crusts to beautifully balanced toppings, this recipe showcases how the Alfa Forni Moderno 2 delivers pizzeria-quality results in your own backyard.
| Pizzas | Temperature | Cooking Time |
|---|---|---|
| 6 - 7 | 380 - 400°C | Dough rest: 1 hour | Proving: 3 – 4 hours at room temperature | Cooking: 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes |
A traditional Margherita is the benchmark for any pizza oven. This recipe uses a high-hydration dough, quality tomatoes, fior di latte mozzarella, fresh basil and extra virgin olive oil for a simple but expressive pizza cooked quickly at high heat in the Alfa Forni oven.
Toppings
Dough
Chef tip: Keep the edges free from sauce when topping the pizza. This helps the crust rise and blister evenly in the high heat.
Lastly, it wouldn't be an Alfa night without an authentic Italian pizza.
Discover the techniques behind authentic Italian pizza with Chef Luca Ciano. From perfectly blistered crusts to beautifully balanced toppings, this recipe showcases how the Alfa Forni Moderno 2 delivers pizzeria-quality results in your own backyard.
| Pizzas | Temperature | Cooking Time |
|---|---|---|
| 6 - 7 | 380 - 400°C | Dough rest: 1 hour | Proving: 3 – 4 hours at room temperature | Cooking: 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes |
A traditional Margherita is the benchmark for any pizza oven. This recipe uses a high-hydration dough, quality tomatoes, fior di latte mozzarella, fresh basil and extra virgin olive oil for a simple but expressive pizza cooked quickly at high heat in the Alfa Forni oven.
Toppings
Dough
Chef tip: Keep the edges free from sauce when topping the pizza. This helps the crust rise and blister evenly in the high heat.

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