Showing posts with label BBQ Pork Pizza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BBQ Pork Pizza. Show all posts

Friday, May 15, 2009

Pulled Pork BBQ Pizza

This is what I'm making for dinner tonight! We made a pork roast in the crock pot last night, so I'm using the left overs. The recipe calls for some interesting ingredients, so I might be making a few tweaks here and there. I'll let you know how it turns out!


Pulled Pork BBQ Pizza
Recipe from Foodnetwork.com


Ingredients
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon molasses
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Yellow cornmeal, for sprinkling the baking sheet
1 recipe Basic Pizza Dough, recipe follows
2 1/2 cups Pulled Pork
1/2 small onion, thinly sliced
1 green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
6 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese
6 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese


Directions
In a medium saucepan, combine vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, yellow mustard, Worcestershire, garlic, salt, red and black peppers. Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Allow sauce to simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Set aside to cool.


Place a pizza stone on the lowest rack of the oven and preheat to 500 degrees F.
Sprinkle about 2 to 3 tablespoons of yellow cornmeal on a baker's peel or baking sheet. Place the rolled out pizza dough on the prepared baker's peel or baking sheet.


Spoon 1 cup of the cooled barbecue sauce over the pizza dough, leaving about 3/4-inch of dough uncovered around the edge. Spread the pulled pork over the sauce, then top with the onion slices and chopped bell pepper. Spread the cheeses evenly over the top. Using a quick flick of the wrist, slide the prepared pizza onto the hot pizza stone and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the crust is crisp and golden and cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve with remaining barbecue sauce, if desired.


Basic Pizza Dough
1 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees F)
1 (1/4-ounce) envelope active dry yeast
1 teaspoon honey
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt


In a large bowl, combine the water, yeast, honey, and 1 tablespoon oil, stirring to combine. Let sit until the mixture is foamy, about 5 minutes.


Add 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the salt, mixing by hand until it is all incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Continue adding the flour, 1/4 cup at a time, working the dough after each addition, until the dough is smooth but still slightly sticky. You may not need all of the flour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth but still slightly tacky, 3 to 5 minutes.


Oil a large mixing bowl with remaining olive oil. Place the dough in the bowl, turning to coat with the oil. Cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm place, free from drafts until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.


Punch dough down and turn out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a 15-inch circle.
Yield: dough for 1 (15-inch) pizza