Chicago-style Deep Dish Pizza
Chicago-style Deep Dish Pizza

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chicago-style deep dish pizza. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Chicago-style Deep Dish Pizza is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Chicago-style Deep Dish Pizza is something that I have loved my entire life.

Chicago-style pizza is pizza prepared according to several different styles developed in Chicago. The most famous is the deep-dish pizza. The pan in which it is baked gives the pizza its characteristically high edge which provides ample space for large amounts of cheese and a chunky tomato sauce.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicago-style deep dish pizza using 22 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicago-style Deep Dish Pizza:
  1. Prepare *** Dough - First Step ***
  2. Make ready 1 tsp dry yeast
  3. Make ready 1/2 cup water
  4. Get 1/4 cup rye or whole wheat flour
  5. Make ready 1/4 cup all-purpose or bread flour
  6. Take *** Dough - Second Step ***
  7. Prepare 1 cup all-purpose or bread flour (125g)
  8. Make ready 1 tsp salt
  9. Make ready 4 Tbsp olive oil
  10. Make ready *** Sauce ***
  11. Take 1 Tbsp olive oil
  12. Make ready 1 medium onion, minced
  13. Make ready 2 cloves garlic, minced
  14. Take 1 can tomatoes
  15. Make ready 2 tsp Italian seasoning
  16. Make ready 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
  17. Get *** Toppings ***
  18. Get 1/2 green bell pepper
  19. Prepare 4 mushrooms
  20. Take 1/2 cup shredded cheese
  21. Get 1 small chicken breast (4-5 oz)
  22. Take 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan (if you have it)

Deep-dish pizza has a long history in the city of Chicago, where it's revered as a delicious native invention. The crust, based on a recipe whose supposed provenance is Chicago's Pizzeria Uno, has an unusual flaky/tender texture, and great taste — courtesy of three types of fat: vegetable oil, olive oil. Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza Recipe. Here's a Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza recipe you can make at home.

Steps to make Chicago-style Deep Dish Pizza:
  1. Dough stage 1: In a large bowl, mix 1/4 cup rye or whole wheat flour, 1/4 cup all-purpose or bread flour, 1 tsp active dry yeast and 1/2 cup water. Let it sit for 30 minutes at room temperature until frothy.
  2. Dough stage 2: After the mixture is frothy, add 1 more cup all-purpose or bread flour, 1 tsp salt and 4 Tbsp olive oil. Mix until the dough comes together.
  3. Remove dough to a floured working surface and knead with the palm of your hand until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes). Sprinkle more flour as needed in your hands or the surface if it's sticking.
  4. Form into a smooth ball and return to the bowl.
  5. Cover with plastic wrap or a moist tea towel and let rise in a warm place for 1:30 to 2 hours, until about doubled in size.
  6. While the dough is rising, prepare the sauce. Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a sauce pan and sauté the onions and garlic until translucent.
  7. Add the can of tomatoes, dried herbs, and 1/4 cup water. Break up any big chunks tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Cook on medium low heat until the sauce is very thick, about 30 minutes or so. Season with salt and pepper, and stir in fresh parsley if using. Set aside and let cool until ready to use.
  8. When the dough has risen, remove it from the bowl into a floured surface and push out the air. Form into a flat round ball. Preheat oven to 425F/220C.
  9. Roll out the dough to a 10-12 inch circle.
  10. Grease the 8 x 2 in baking pan lightly with oil. Lay the dough across and press it to the bottom and up the sides. Spread out the shredded cheese across the bottom. The sides might fall over at first but don't worry because you'll be add plenty of fillings!
  11. Next layer in the chopped bell pepper, mushrooms and chicken.
  12. Top it with the tomato sauce until the sauce reaches the top of the sides of the dough. (You might have a little left over). Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.
  13. Bake in the oven at 425F/220C for 35-40 minutes or until the crust starts to brown and the extra liquid from the sauce has evaporated. After 15 minutes, cover the pizza Lighty with foil so the crust doest brown too quickly. Remove after another 15 min. and let the pizza finish baking uncovered.
  14. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving. Dig in and enjoy!!

Try this easy, detailed recipe with step-by-step directions for a thick and buttery, flaky crust and a rich, chunky tomato sauce, with plenty of gooey. Turns this (already fabulous) recipe into a Chicago style stuffed pizza like you'd find at Giordano's! Deep dish in Chicago is like a religion. Some folks are deeply reverent and eat it weekly while others stick to Christmas and Easter to indulge and reflect. Chicago-style pizza has the depth of an apple pie, rather than a flatbread.

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