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Deep-Dish Pizza With Sausage, Garlic, and Mozzarella

ratherbeswimmin · food.com · 2007 · Original

Chicago Deep-Dish (asserted)

Chicago Deep-Dish (Chicago): buttery cornmeal crust in deep pan, cheese UNDER sauce (Uno/Malnati), ~2" deep, 35-45 min bake

Style norms: 50–60% hydration · 425–500°F bake (this recipe: 450°F)

Baker's percentages

Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%) — the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.

Flour

Water

Hydration

Salt

Yeast

Oil

Sauce

858g

Cheese

510g

Dough weight

20g

Process

Bake temp

450°F / 232°C

Bake time

15-20 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

cast iron pan

Bulk

0h

Ingredients (4)

  • oilolive oil1.5 tbsp · 20.4g
  • cheese mozzarellamozzarella cheese1 lb · 453.6g
  • sauce tomatochicago-style pizza sauce3.5 cup · 857.5g
  • cheese otherfreshly grated parmesan cheese0.5 cup · 56.5g

Toppings (3)

Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.

  • over cheese1 chicago-style deep-dish pizza dough
  • over cheesemild Italian sausage or 1 lb hot Italian sausage1 lb · 453.6g
  • over cheesearlic cloves