Deep Dish Chicago Style Pizza

This pizza is Chicago style which has a thin and crusty base with loads of cheese and sauce. Adding toppings is optional, just cheese and sauce in the pizza tastes amazing too. Since it’s baked at a high temperature the cheese is at the bottom so that it doesn’t burn and the sauce is at the top. Hope you enjoy this delicious pizza. Please don’t forget to leave your comments. I will soon be uploading the video too, will share the link here soon. Happy cooking!!

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Ingredients-

Dough-

1. All purpose flour- 2-1/2 cups
2. Instant yeast- 1 tsp (3 gms)
3. Sugar- 2 tsp
4. Salt- 1/2 tsp
5. Vegetable oil- 2 tbsp
6. Warm water- 1 cup

Sauce-

1. Olive oil- 2 tbsp.
2. Chopped garlic- 1 tbsp
3. Tomato puree- 3 medium (250 gms)
4. Chopped tomatoes (I have taken canned Italian tomatoes)- 250 gms
5. Salt- 1/2 tsp
6. Sugar- 1/2 tsp
7. Red chilli pwd- 1/2 tsp
8. Dried Oregano- 1/2 tsp
9. Tomato ketchup- 2 tbsp
10. Saltless butter- 2 tbsp

Toppings-

1. Handful each of chicken franks, pepperoni, olives and any other toppings of your choice.
2. Mozzarella cheese- 2-1/2 cups- 3 cups

For base-

1. Parmesan Cheese- 2 tbsp approx.
2. Butter- 2 tbsp approx

Method-

For the dough-

Step 1. Prepare the dough by mixing all dry ingredients, add oil and mix with wooden spatula.

Step 2. Gradually add 1 cup warm water and mix. Remove from bowl and knead for 5-10 minutes with stretching and folding in. Knead till it forms a soft and firm dough.

Step 3. Oil the dough ball and cover and keep aside for 1 hr.

Step 4. After 1 hr it doubles in size. Beat out the air from the dough and again knead for 5 mins by stretching and folding. Cover and keep aside to prove for another 30 minutes.

Prepare the sauce-

Step 1. Heat olive oil and fry chopped garlic in the oil for a minute.

Step 2. Add chopped onion and fry till onions are soft and translucent.

Step 3. Add tomato puree and chopped tomatoes.

Step 4. Cook for 2-3 minutes till the sauce thickens.

Step 5. Add tomato ketchup and butter. Bring to boil.

Pizza-

Step 1. Roll the dough into 15″ diameter.

Step 2. Take a 9″ baking pan, grease generously with butter and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Step 3. Gently place the rolled dough inside and turn it at the edges to make a 2″ depth. Press edges to the pan.

Step 4. Put mozzarella cheese on the base, spread all toppings and top with the sauce. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.

Step 5. Bake in a preheated oven @ 230 degrees Centigrade for 20 minutes.

Step 6. Remove and let stand for 5 minutes.

Step 7. Slowly remove in serving dish.

Enjoy this delicious and mouth watering pizza.