Chorizo, Stracciatella & Hot Honey Home Oven Pizza Recipe
Our Pizza ambassador, Rich Payne (Dough & Behold), says: "Not everyone has a pizza oven, but that doesn't mean you can't make absolutely cracking pizza in your home oven. Here’s how to make an incredible, crispy, golden salted crust pizza without a dedicated pizza oven.
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"This is a seriously delicious pizza delivering a flavoursome meaty feast with some sweet and salty heat. If you’re a fan of crust dips, then they are made for this pizza. You will want to eat all your crusts as they are so crispy, salty and delicious, and with a little crust dip on the side you will be in heaven!"
- Baker: Rich Payne / Dough & Behold
- IG: @dough_and_behold
- Makes: 6 x 275g dough balls
- Prep time: 20 hrs room temp (21ºc) total proving time.
- Bake time: 6-8 mins in domestic oven + Pizza Steel
Chorizo, Stracciatella, Hot Honey Pizza Steel Method
- For this pizza I use my signature Neapolitan dough mix.
- I open out my doughball and top with tomato sauce, a grating of Grana Padano, freshly sliced and drained mozzarella, torn basil and as much sliced Chorizo de Navarra that I can fit on!
- Then, with a small brush, I brush the crusts of the pizza with olive oil, being careful not to get any on the pizza base. I think sprinkle these crusts with some wonderful Maldon Chilli Sea salt.
- I then gently pull my pizza onto the peel, give it a little jiggle to check it’s not sticking anywhere…if it is just add a touch of semola flour to the offending area and then reshape your pizza on the peel so it’s nice and circular.
- 10 mins before I launch it into my home oven, I turn my grill setting to its highest and keep it on this setting for the entirety of the bake.
- I launch my pizza into the oven, close the door and watch the oven and pizza steel work their magic.
- After about 4 mins you will see the crusts puff up and the cheese begin to bubble. If your pizza feels like its cooking more on one side then open the oven door, slide your peel under the pizza and give it a 180º turn, then close the door.
- After 6-8 mins in total, your crust should be looking all golden brown, with the salt flakes catching the light!
- Remove the pizza from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack. At this point I then spoon on my Stracciatella and then add a final drizzle of chilli honey. Slice and serve.
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