Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Grilled Pizza


So I have always wanted to try this, but I was always chicken.  I have tried some less risky versions of this  and they turned out fine, but this is the real deal.  I was extremely nervous about throwing dough right on my grill with no pan underneath, but it turned out great.  Since it was a first attempt we did a basic pepperoni pizza.  Next time time I will try something a little more exotic.  so here is the recipe for the dough and the sauce. The toppings are up to you. 

Ingredients:

Dough:
3 1/2 cups flour
1 TB yeast
1 TB sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/3 cups warm water
1/3 cup vegetable oil

Sauce
1 8oz can of tomato sauce (you can use tomato paste if you prefer a thicker sauce)
1 tsp basil
1 tsp oregano
1 clove of crushed garlic
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
salt to taste

Directions:

Heat grill to med-high.  Mix together 2 cups of flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl.  Add warm water and oil; mix adding the remaining flour until dough is soft, but not sticky.  Divide into 8 pieces and roll each portion out to 1/8-1/4 thickness.  The shape is not important!  Brush oil on both sides and place the dough directly on the grill. Cook 4-6 minutes and using tongs flip the pizza crust over.  Now add sauce and toppings to top of pizza.  Cook with the lid down for another 4-6 minutes or until the cheese melts.  Enjoy.

Notes:

Don't overload the topping on this kind of pizza.  It will make it difficult to handle as well as make the topping harder to cook.  This recipe will give you a crispy almost fire brick oven crust so don't be afraid to char the crust slightly


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