Cheeseburger Pizza
Ingredients
FOR THE DOUGH
- 5 cups of all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons of sugar
- 2.5 teaspoons of salt
- 1.5 tablespoons of instant rise yeast
- 2 cups of warm water 35-38°C (95-100°C)
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup of semolina flour
- 1/4 cup of ground cornmeal
FOR THE PIZZA SAUCE
- 1/2 Cup of strained tomatoes
- Dry oregano
- Dry basil
- 2 tablespoons of Phlippens Smoked Sauce
FOR THE BURGER SAUCE
- 3 tablespoons of mayo
- 2 tablespoons of ketchup
- 2 tablespoons of yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon of pickle juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
FOR THE TOPPINGS
- 1 pound of ground chuck (use lean ground if chuck not available)
- 1 cup of thick-cut bread & butter pickles
- 1 white or Spanish onion
- 8 strips of thick-cut bacon
- 1.5 cups of mozzarella cheese (not pre-shredded)
- 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese (not pre-shredded)
- 2 tablespoons of sesame seeds
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons of bacon fat
Directions
- Sift the flour, sugar, salt, and instant rise yeast into a stand mixer mixing bowl. Use the dough hook and set mixer to the lowest setting and add dry ingredients. Slowly add warm water then drizzle 1/4 cup of olive oil into the bowl. Mix for 3- 5 minutes.
- Grease a large bowl with remaining olive oil and add dough and cover with a towel. Let rise for 1-hour minimum (I like at least 2) in a covered bowl (use a proof mode in your oven) or leave in a dry warm place.
- While your dough is rising, get all your pizza toppings and sauces ready. Form the ground chuck into 4 burger patties and season heavily with salt and pepper. Mix the strained tomatoes with the Phlippens and add dry oregano and basil to taste. Slice 3/4 of the onion into rings and dice the other 1/4. Dry pickles on a paper towel and shred the cheese. Mix burger sauce ingredients in a bowl.
- Preheat your grill to 190˚C (375˚F) and place the bacon on a baking sheet. If cooking on a gas grill, turnoff the burners on one side of the grill and place pan on the unlit side. Cook for 15 minutes (you want the bacon to be about 75% cooked) and reserve the bacon fat to cook burgers.
- Place your griddle in the grill and preheat it on high for 15 minutes. Add the reserved bacon fat and cook your burger patties, 2 minutes per side (you don’t want to cook the burger all the way through). After burgers and bacon have cooled, chop into 1/2″-1″ pieces and set aside.
- Turn up your grill to 288˚C (550˚F) and preheat with the pizza stone inside.
- Remove the dough from the covered bowl and roll it out in semolina flour into your desired shape and size. Place dough on a pizza peel that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Add the pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pickles, onions, burger chunks, bacon, and cheddar cheese in that order.
- When the grill and pizza stone are preheated, slide the pizza onto the stone and cook. After a few minutes add sesame seeds and cook until desired texture and crust (approximately 8-12 minutes total).
- Remove pizza and drizzle burger sauce over pizza and raw diced onion. Slice and serve and have your mind blown!
Recipe by Clint – @cookinwithclint
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