/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.12328186]

how do i step up my pizza game? i feel like the caveman discovering the monolith once i tried experimenting by piling on the dry additives (ground black pepper, oregano, pepper flakes,paprika, chili powder) and distributing them on the dough and then baking for about 5-6 minutes.

then i take the sauce (jarred shit combined with hot sauce and a little bit of mustard for tanginess) and assemble the pizza as normal.

i also now work the dough with a coating of olive oil on my hands in order to ensure a much more crisp crust.

[Anonymous No.12328195]

Make your own sauce. It's easy and worth it. Use a pizza stone.

[Anonymous No.12328285]

>>12328195
>Make your own sauce
Ok how (not OP, just retarded)

[Anonymous No.12328290]

>>12328195
op's figured out the basics of his dough i'm pretty sure he's not using canned passata

[Anonymous No.12328291]

>>12328285
Not the guy you're replying to, but I can't help you. Wait for the guy you're replying to to respond.

[Anonymous No.12328297]

>>12328186
make some nice sauces and use as toppings.
try weird combos, i recently had a pizza that had some sort of indian spiced meat, a slaw of carrot&fennel and some sort of sauce which i can't remember and it was great. Obviously tomatosauce on the bottom and cheese on top, add some sauce on top of the pizza after taking it from the oven.
also i've had a ceasar salad style, skagen and some other non-traditional pizzas

[Anonymous No.12328298]

>>12328291
Unrelated guy here, thanks for nothing.
I'm gay btw

[Anonymous No.12328299]

>>12328297
shit forgot to mention chicken tzatziki pizza which was also in my top 5

[Anonymous No.12328300]

>>12328298
You're gay btw

[Anonymous No.12328363]

>>12328186
Here's an English breakfast pizza I made before I ran a marathon the other week. Mixed baked beans into the pizza sauce. Was amazing so have a go at converting an entire dish into a pizza equivalent for great success.

[Anonymous No.12328371]

>>12328285
Pizza sauce at it's simplest is crushed tomatoes, basil and salt. But you are of course welcome to add anything else you want for taste, garlic, black pepper, oregano, simmer with tomato paste etc, anything you want.

[Anonymous No.12328439]

>>12328297
shit weird toppings are great, I had a roommate bring home a few lbs of turkey from Arbys that was gonna be thrown away.

Threw it ontop of a pizza

[Anonymous No.12328443]

It's all about the the crust and the toppings. Less is more.

[Anonymous No.12329254]

>>12328186
https://youtu.be/7cqYiUmutGI

[Anonymous No.12329257]

>>12328363
>mixed baked beans into the pizza sauce
what the fuck

[Anonymous No.12329260]

>>12328363
Do you carb load prior to the marathons?

[Anonymous No.12329269]

>>12328186
1. Stuffed crust, every time
2. Experiment, try different toppings, sourdough, etc.
3. Don't put a million fucking toppings on, less is more
4. Use Cajun at all, that is the spice of which god has endorsed

[Anonymous No.12329299]

>>12328186
I remember the pizza table thread

[Anonymous No.12329752]

>>12328371
I agree with you. Cooking the sauce isn't even necessary. Just let the mixture of crushed tomatoes, salt and basil sit in the fridge for a minimum of 3 hours and you're good to go. Don't over salt it as the process of baking dehydrates the sauce and the salt shows its presence when baked. Also, all the toppings probably have enough salt as it is.

[Anonymous No.12329786]

>>12328291
I smirked

[Anonymous No.12329868]

>>12328285
>>12328371
>>12329752
Wow all great advice.
I like the tomato paste as well for that umami (oh god I said that word) but it really does help.

[Anonymous No.12329910]

>>12329868
>umami
Please never say this again.

[Anonymous No.12329923]

>>12329910
Please forgive me do you a suggestion for another phrase or term?
How about 'savory'?

[Anonymous No.12329952]

>>12329923
'savory' is perfect.