Portuguese Pizza Sauce on a Classic Hand Tossed Pizza dough, topped with Mozzarella Cheese Blend, Chourico Sausage, Onions & Peppers
Servings: 1 Pie
Equipment
- Pizza Screen or Pan
- Pizza Stone
Ingredients
- 1 Pizza Dough - - Medium or Large
- As Desired Pizza Sauce - - Add Hot Pimento paste to taste
- 1 C Mozzarella Cheese Blend - - 3:1 Ratio of Mozzarella to Provolone
- 1 Link Chourico Sausage - - Chopped
- 1/4 C Onion - - Diced
- 1/4 C Red & Green Bell Pepper - - Diced
- Olives - - Optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven the highest setting it will go, with a Pizza Stone.Combine Pizza Sauce & Pimento Paste to taste. Set aside. If using Sweet Pimento Paste, add some Hot Paprika to get some heat.Prepare the toppings and place them all into a bowl to top the pizza when needed.
- Prepare the Dough on a cornmeal dusted surface and hand stretch the pizza dough. Transfer to a Pizza Screen or pan.Sauce with Pizza Sauce. Top with Cheese & Toppings.
- Bake in the oven for 6 minutes. When 1-2 minutes remain transfer the pizza directly to the Pizza stone to crisp the bottom. Transfer the Pizza back on the screen or pan, slice and let cool.