Deep Dish Pizza

Ingredients list for Deep Dish Pizza

• 25 grams Pizza dough
• 1 tbsp + for greasing Olive oil
• for dusting Refined flour
• 1 teaspoon Garlic , chopped
• 1 cup Boneless chicken , cut into small cubes
• a large pi Red chilli flakes
• 2 teaspoons Fresh oregano , chopped
• to taste Salt
• 50 grams Mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup Button mushrooms , sliced
• 8-10 Pickled jalapeno , sliced
• 8-10 Black olives , sliced
• 1 teaspoon Sundried tomatoes , chopped
• 1 small Onion , sliced
• 6 Pepperoni roundels
• For topping Fresh basil leaves
• Pizza sauce
• 4 medium Tomatoes , blanched and peeled
• 2 tablespoons Olive oil
• 1 tablespoon Garlic , chopped
• to taste Salt
• 2 tablespoons Tomato ketchup
• 3-4 Fresh basil leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon Red chilli flakes

Method

1. Dust the worktop with some flour, place the dough and knock back to release excess air.
2. Grease a deep baking pizza tin with some olive oil and dust with some flour.
3. Dust the worktop with some more flour and roll out the dough into large thick disc.
4. Place the disc into the greased pizza tin and trim the excess dough. Cover with damp muslin cloth and set aside to prove for 5-10 minutes.
5. To prepare pizza sauce, heat olive oil in a non-stick pan. Roughly chop blanched tomatoes.
6. Add garlic and chopped tomatoes to hot olive oil, mix and sauté for 10-12 minutes or till tomatoes turn soft and pulpy.
7. Add salt and tomato ketchup and mix. Add 2-3 tablespoons water, mash and cook for 3-4 minutes.
8. Preheat oven to 180° C.
9. To make the topping, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in another non-stick pan, add garlic and sauté. Add chicken cubes, mix and cook on high heat till done.
10. Add chilli flakes and 1 teaspoon oregano leaves and toss. Add salt and toss well. Switch the heat off
11. Add ¼ cup water to the sauce, mix and cook for 2-3 minutes.
12. Shred basil leaves, add to sauce and mix. Add chilli flakes and mix well. Switch off heat and cool.
13. Dork the proven disc with a fork and spread the tomato sauce evenly on top.
14. Thinly slice mozzarella cheese and place over the sauce. Top with cooked chicken cubes, mushrooms and jalapeno slices.
15. Sprinkle black olive slices and sundried tomatoes, onion slices and fresh oregano. Finally place the pepperoni roundels all around.
16. Place the tin on a baking tray. Put the tray into the preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes.