Pizza on the BBQ!
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You don’t need an authentic wood-fired oven to bake the perfect pizza – just use your BBQ. This recipe is designed for any gas or charcoal grill. Pizza is also a great way to feed […]
4 Servings
Ingredients
DOUGH
1 tsp salt
120ml warm water
2 tsp light brown sugar
2 sachets fast action dried yeast (7g/¼oz)
750g white flour
50g cornmeal cornflour
25g whole wheat flour
4 tbsp olive oil
SAUCE
4 garlic cloves, minced
50ml whipping cream
3 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
3 tbsp fresh oregano, chopped
8 ripe plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded & chopped
3 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tsp salt
TOPPING
Olive oil
crumbled gorgonzola cheese (or similar)
Any other ingredient you like
Method
- DOUGH
- Measure 60ml of warm water in a bowl, add the sugar and yeast and stir to dissolve. Stand for at least 5 minutes until it’s frothing
- In another bowl, sift together the white flour, whole wheat flour, cornmeal and salt
- Make a depression in the middle of the flour and add the yeast mixture. Bring the flour and yeast mix together with your hands before adding 3 tablespoons of olive oil and the rest of the water. Gather into a dough
- Turn the dough onto a pre-floured board and knead for 10 minutes
- Lightly grease a large bowl with olive oil, add the dough, turning it to coat the top
- Cover and let the dough rise in a warm place until doubled in size (approximately 45 minutes)
- Once doubled, divide into 6 equal pieces and roll out to 1.5cm (½in) thick circles
- Coat both sides with olive oil and rest - or put in a fridge until ready to top
- SAUCE
- Melt butter, add garlic and sweat for 1 minute
- Add tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add cream, basil, oregano and salt and bring to a boiL
- TO ASSEMBLE
- Coat pizza dough with sauce, cheese and your desired toppings
- Sprinkle over olive oil and cook for 2-4 minutes on the grill, rotating for even cooking
- Serve with Czech or Italian lagers, Chianti red wine, White Zinfandel or Pinot Grigio
