MEMBER RECIPE
Prosciutto, Basil and Olive Pizza Recipe
By thedish22
Difficulty: Easy |
I wanted to make a pizza modeled after my favorite and 2nd favorite pizza places, Pepe’s Pizza in New Haven, CT and Vic and Angelo’s in Palm Beach Gardens, Fl. The key to a great pizza is heat heat and more heat. My oven can only get up to 500 degrees, I wanted to try to hit the 700 degree ballpark. To do so I would use wood (which burns hotter than charcoal) and charcoal. I would also cook my pizza on the grill on a pizza stone.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ball fresh Mozzarella, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbls Parmesan cheese
- 6 basil leaves, torn
- 3 prosciutto slices
- 1 cup your favorite marinara sause (can vary to your taste and pizza size)
- sliced olives
- olive oil
- 1 pizza dough
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place the dough in a well oiled large bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Place in a warm place and let rise until doubled, 60-90mins
- After dough has risen sprinkle flour over working surface and on rolling pin and roll dough to desired size.
- Preheat oven to 450 deg or max temperature. If cooking on grill, light coals and/or wood.
- Spread the sauce over the dough. Add mozzarella then remaining topping.
- When the flames die out and the wood/coals are bright red, put pizza stone on top of grill grate and allow the pizza stone to get hot.
- Sprinkle parmesan cheese over pizza and cook in covered grill for 10mins or until crust is browned. If cooking in 450 degree oven cook for 15-20mins.
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