Ingredients
- Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza Dough, recipe follows
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh garlic
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 (28-ounce) can plum tomatoes, coarsely crushed
- 1 tablespoon dry red wine
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced
- 8 ounces pepperoni, thinly sliced
- 8 ounces mushrooms, wiped clean and thinly sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, cored and cut into thin rings
- 1 yellow onion, cut into thin rings
- 1 cup thinly sliced black olives
- 1 pound crumbled hot Italian sausage
- 1 cup grated Parmesan
Directions
While the dough is rising, make the tomato sauce. In a medium saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the herbs, seeds, salt, and black and red peppers, and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes, wine and sugar, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely before using.
Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
Oil 2 seasoned 12-inch round deep-dish pizza pans with the extra-virgin olive oil. Press 1 piece of dough into each pan, pressing to the edge and stretching about 1 1/2 inches up the sides. Let rest for 5 minutes.
Layer the mozzarella cheese all over the bottom of the pies. Top each with half of the pepperoni, mushrooms, bell pepper rings, onions, black olives and sausage. Ladle the sauce evenly over each pizza and top with Parmesan.
Bake until the top is golden and the cheese is bubbly and the crust is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, slice and serve hot.
Chicago-style Deep Dish Pizza Dough:
- 11/2 cups warm water (about 110 degrees F)
- 1 (1/4-ounce) packages active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup semolina flour
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil, plus 2 teaspoons to grease bowl
- 1 teaspoon salt
In a large bowl, combine the water, yeast, and sugar and stir to combine. Let sit until the mixture is foamy, about 5 minutes.
Add 1 1/2 cups of the flour, the semolina, 1/2 cup of the oil, 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 all the flour is incorporated but the dough is still slightly sticky.
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 the remaining 2 teaspoons oil.
Place the dough in the bowl and turn to oil all sides. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set in a warm, draft-free place until nearly doubled in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Divide into 2 equal portions and use as directed.
















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By tbones7
Lansdale, PA
on April 22, 2012
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The sauce is INCREDIBLE, but I needed two (2 cans of Plum tomatoes (one per pie. I made the dough in my Oster Bread Machine and it came out great following the basic dough-making instructions of putting all liquids in first, then dry. You can follow the directions as written and I think that you will find, as I did that this is the BEST Chicago pizza you've ever had, or tweek it to your own satisfaction.
By pjd3
Colorado
on March 17, 2012
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Loved the sauce and pizza, but was not a huge fan of the crust. Mine got done very quickly on the outside and ended up being too done (and slightly burnt by the time all was said and done. Since most say the dough is wonderful, maybe I'll try it again. But for me, the pizza crust was the worst part of this.
By loose_coconuts_...
MAtthews, NC
on March 15, 2012
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I recommend a sweet Ital. sausage for a kicked down version, or a mix of half-sweet, half-hot. I made the hot Ital. saus. as a large patty layer, raw, then baked the pie. Next time I might brown it first.
For the mozz, I used fresh at $12.98+tx per lb. for not much flavor difference over a bag of shredded part-skim at $5/lb., or sliced provolone. For the Parm I used Parmigiano-Reggiano at $21.99/lb+tx. 1c was about $3.50+tx. You can cut the cost by using the stuff in a green can, but I highly recommend against it. Even at $21.99/lb the Reggiano is worth the price of admission. If you've only exp'd the stuff in the green can and opt to use the real Reggiano, then your tastebuds are in for a treat, a trip to Flavortown, flavor kicked up to notches you never knew existed. Just fork over the dough (and speaking of, hold out for the Semolina flour, that made the crust excellent rather than good.
The cost for the two pies is: $32.96 for both 10" pies.
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