Humbly Homemade: Roasted Red Pepper& Chorizo Pizza
Homemade Pizza - Why is it so great? Ingredients, Heat & TLC.
Taking care in your ingredients can turn an average pizza into a masterpiece of chef-quality flavor explosions. Take the time to make your own homemade pizza dough the night before, or stop by a supermarket or deli to get a fresh-made bag. Keep your dough fresh by refrigerating it at all times, until ready to proof. You may also freeze dough for short periods of time after it has been made.
Buying the best ingredients is key. Even just taking the time to pick out the ripest tomato of the bunch makes a difference to your end result. Find fresh vegetables to add and use hearty cheeses. You will be sure to taste the difference after a little TLC.
Beyond burly sweets and fancy ethnic cuisine, homemade pizza is my favorite thing to snack on and here's how easy it is to make. You will need: an oven that can heat to 500 degrees, a large pizza stone, and 40 minutes to prepare and bake your pizza on a stone.
Pizza stone’s are very large and fragile; you will need to be cautious how you store it, clean it, and use it. Pizza stone’s are round, heavy and flat, so you may find room for it at the bottom of your oven drawer, wedged tight between your fridge, or even stored in your oven rack when not in use. To properly use and fully cook pizza on a pizza stone, you will need to preheat oven with pizza stone inside, until ready to bake pizza. Though you are preheating your stone, you should start with a cool oven, so the stone can heat up at the same time as the oven. You will also need to give your pizza stone time to cool before stowing, after excelling to such high temperatures.
You can create different variations of crust flavor from what you dust the stone with. For example, you can use cornmeal, All-purpose flour, or whole wheat flour; each will prevent the pizza from sticking. You should also stray away from putting too chick of any sauce over dough, baking on a stone, otherwise you will have a slightly soggy, or sticking crust.
Pizza stones tend to absorb most liquids placed on it; oils, soaps, grease, etc. so it is important to clean it properly. Wash your stone with warm or cold water using your hands or a soft cloth. If particles still remain and will not wash away with water, gently use a scraper or brush with soft bristles to remove.
Roasted Red Pepper & Chorizo Pizza
Flour
1 Fresh Pizza Dough
1 (15 ounce) Package Chorizo
2 Tablespoons Pesto
1 Teaspoon Minced Garlic
Salt and Pepper
1 Teaspoon Fancy Shredded Parmesan Cheese
1/2 Cup Roasted Red Peppers, Diced
1 Large Vine Tomatoe, Sliced Thin
1/4 Cup Diced Green Pepper
1 Cup Ricotta Cheese
1/2 Cups Mozzarella Cheese
Cracked Black Pepper
Dried Oregano
Crushed Red Pepper
Preheat oven and pizza stone to 500 degrees. Place chilled pizza dough on counter at room temperature for 30 minutes to proof. Heat a medium saucepan to high heat. Make a large slit down the center of each chorizo, removing all casing and discarding. Place chorizo into warm pan and break meat apart until golden brown. Drain meat on a large paper towel and set aside. In a small mixing bowl, combine pesto, garlic, salt and pepper, and Parmesan cheese. Blend until well mixed and set aside. On a large floured surface, roll out pizza dough to fit pizza stone. Place over cool pizza stone. When completely even and flat, brush pesto paste onto pizza covering entire surface. Place evenly, roasted red pepper, tomato slices and diced green pepper. Cover with a thick layer of ricotta cheese and fresh mozzarella. Sprinkle with a light dusting of cracked black pepper and dried oregano. When entire pizza is dressed evenly, place into preheated oven and bake for 8 minutes, turning 180 degrees, after 4 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on pizza stone for 5-7 minutes before serving warm. Add a small amount of crushed red pepper to pizza slices as desired.
(About 4 Servings - About 8 Medium Slices)
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