Chef Brothers Cooking Class Ticket - Wood Fired Pizza: The BBQ Chronicles: BBQ Island

Posted by Shelton on 5/23/2011 to Cooking Classes

Pizza Dough Recipe:

Mix equal parts (by weight) water and flour with about a TBS of yeast.
Loosely cover and let it sit over night, or about 8-12 hours.
Mix in another TBS of yeast, a few TBS to ½ cup (for about 5# of dough) of olive oil, salt and another
1 part flour.
Mix everything together and knead until it forms a rough but cohesive dough.
Let it sit, covered, until it doubles in size. Do this step in the fridge to slow the process and let the
flavors develop.
Knead the dough on a floured counter until smooth.
Portion into desired amounts and let it sit again- it should just about double again.
Press or roll out into flat, pizza-shaped circles and top with various pizza-like ingredients.
Bake hot and fast.
Pour a beer.
Eat the pizza.
Repeat if necessary.

Tomato Sauce Recipe:

Olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp each:
chile flakes, oregano, sage, cumin, salt, pepper, anise, granulated garlic
bay leaf
4-5 cloves of garlic
2 TBS balsamic vinegar
2 cans of chopped tomatoes
Heat the olive oil and throw in the onion, spices and garlic. Cook until soft and brown.
Add the vinegar and reduce.
Add the tomatoes and simmer for a couple of hours.
Blend and season to taste.

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Wood Fired Pizza Oven