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Deep Dish Taco Pizza

Genius Kitchen · food.com · 2018 · 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

25g

Cheese

226g

Dough weight

14g

Process

Bake temp

450°F / 232°C

Bake time

4-5 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

cast iron pan

Ingredients (6)

  • oilextra-virgin olive oil1 tbsp · 13.6g
  • saltkosher salt
  • sauce tomatoadobo sauce from canned chipotle chiles in adobo2 tbsp · 25g
  • cheese otherone 14-inch frozen thin crust cheese pizza
  • cheese othershredded yellow cheddar cheese2 cup · 226g
  • dairy doughsour cream

Toppings (7)

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

  • over cheeseorganic ground beef1 lb · 453.6g
  • over cheesechili powder1 tbsp · 12.5g
  • over cheesegarlic powder0.5 tsp · 2.1g
  • over cheeseone 15 1/2 ounce can black beans439.4g
  • over cheesesalsa0.5 cup · 100g
  • post bakeguacamole
  • post bakefresh cilantro leaves