Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza
Growing up in Chicagoland, I always looked forward to getting deep-dish pizza from Lou Malnati's or Uno's. Now I know that the same taste - which I thought was specific to those restaurants - can be created at home, at a fraction of the cost. If you love deep dish-style pizza, learn how to make it at your house and you'll be eating the goods before anyone else on those game days when pizza deliveries are at an all-time high. The longest part of this recipe is waiting for the dough to rise, so you'll want to have it prepared a day before. This way, you can just throw your pizza in the oven and be ready to eat in 30 minutes or so! What better way to gather the family together than with a hot and ready deep dish pizza? Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh garlic
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 (28-ounce) can plum tomatoes, coarsely crushed
- 1 tablespoon dry red wine
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced
- 8 ounces pepperoni, thinly sliced
- 8 ounces mushrooms, wiped clean and thinly sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, cored and cut into thin rings
- 1 yellow onion, cut into thin rings
- 1 cup thinly sliced black olives
- 1 pound crumbled hot Italian sausage
- 1 cup grated Parmesan
Instructions
To make the dough:
- In a large bowl, combine the water, yeast, and sugar and stir to combine. Let sit until the mixture is foamy, about 5 minutes.
- Add 1 1/2 cups of the flour, the semolina, 1/2 cup of the oil, and the salt, mixing by hand until it is all incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Continue adding the flour, 1/4 cup at a time, working the dough after each addition, until all the flour is incorporated but the dough is still slightly sticky.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth but still slightly tacky, 3 to 5 minutes. Oil a large mixing bowl with the remaining 2 teaspoons oil.
- Place the dough in the bowl and turn to oil all sides. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set in a warm, draft-free place until nearly doubled in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Divide into 2 equal portions and use as directed.
To create your pizza:
- While the dough is rising, make the tomato sauce. In a medium saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the herbs, seeds, salt, and black and red peppers, and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes, wine and sugar, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely before using.
- Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
- Oil 2 seasoned 12-inch round deep-dish pizza pans with the extra-virgin olive oil. Press 1 piece of dough into each pan, pressing to the edge and stretching about 1 1/2 inches up the sides. Let rest for 5 minutes.
- Layer the mozzarella cheese all over the bottom of the pies. Top each with half of the pepperoni, mushrooms, bell pepper rings, onions, black olives and sausage. Ladle the sauce evenly over each pizza and top with Parmesan.
- Bake until the top is golden and the cheese is bubbly and the crust is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, slice and serve hot.
*Original recipe adapted from the Food Network.
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trishclark529
Feb 28, 2018
Such an easy and delicious recipe. I love deep dish pizza. This one was perfect! It was easy to follow, just take it one step at a time instead of the whole recipe. It looks overwhelming, but actually is incredibly easy. I love the fresh made sauce. It takes to a whole new level!
AuntKarolyn
Sep 06, 2017
Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza...who would think you could make it at home no matter where you live. Well. thanks to this recipe you can. The recipe has a lot of ingredients, spices, etc., a lot of steps, make the dough, make the sauce, slicing, wiping, crumbling, but it is easy to follow and the result makes it all worth it.
Edmund K
Apr 02, 2017
I love pizza in all its forms thin crust, deep dish, stuffed, etc. This is a really good recipe for a Chicago style pizza. The addition of the red wine to the sauce is new to me and is something I need to try. The only addition I would make is brushing the crust with some garlic butter before baking. Otherwise, this is as close to perfect pizza as I can imagine.
rosemarie435 70376 77
Feb 18, 2017
What a lovely blend of flavors for the pizza toppings! I make pizza dough using margarine instead of oil and I add two or three teaspoons of milk to the dough mixture also. I like baking the dough for awhile before adding toppings, just to ensure the dough cooks properly and the toppings aren't over-cooked.
FoodLover
Jan 24, 2017
I never got to take the picture of this pizza. I had completely forgotten to take it! It did go down a treat though and my son said it was delicious. What better way to fill your kids. I did find the recipe quite fine to follow and it did work out well.
FoodLover
Dec 08, 2016
I can't wait to make this pizza. What I like most about this recipe is the tomato sauce. Especially making it with the dry red wine. I think that would give it a fantastic twist. This is a Friday night recipe. I'm going to make it for my son and I. He loves pizza and I am sure he is going to love this. I will post again with a picture and a comment from him too!
2bwonbesus 1424060
Nov 22, 2016
there are errors in the measurements of the ingredients, how much salt? Flour should be in Cups, oregano and salt teaspoons or tablespoons.
AllFreeCopycatReci pes Editor
Nov 30, 2016
This recipe has been updated to reflect measurement discrepancies. Thank you for pointing them out to us - hopefully this recipe is easier to follow!
nazie a
Jun 07, 2015
A pizza dough In a bowl mix 2 glasses of flour with half a glass oil and half a glass water with a tea spoonful of baking soda half a tea spoonful of salt.
nazie a
Jun 07, 2015
this is dough of pizza in a bowl mix 2g lass of flour,half a glass water and half a glass oil. 1 tea spoon ful of baking soda and a pinch of salt.
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