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Deep-dish Mexican pizza

Unknown · taste.com.au · 2017 · 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: 428°F)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

705g

Water

Hydration

Salt

Yeast

0.99%

Oil

Sauce

150g

Cheese

Dough weight

712g

Process

Bake temp

428°F / 220°C

Bake time

20-20 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

cast iron pan

Ingredients (9)

  • flourplain flour375 ml · 375g
  • yeast7g sachet dried yeast7g
  • sugarm sugar
  • oilm extra virgin olive oil
  • flourmedium chunky salsa125 ml · 125g
  • flourgrated mozzarella165 ml · 165g
  • sauce tomatocherry tomatoes150g
  • flourm lime juice
  • flourfresh coriander leaves40 ml · 40g

Toppings (5)

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

  • over cheese1 chorizo
  • over cheese1/2 red onion
  • over cheese1/2 x 425g can black beans425g
  • over cheese1/2 x 175g packet vine sweet mini baby capsicum175g
  • over cheese1/2 avocado