Sausage-and-Olive Pizza with Capers and Pecorino Sardo
- One portion Perfect Neapolitan Pizza Dough
- 1/3 cup Perfect Pizza Sauce
- 2 ounces uncooked Italian sausage, casing removed and meat crumbled
- 1/4 cup pitted and halved Gaeta olives
- 1 teaspoon chopped capers
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped oregano
- 1/4 cup shaved Pecorino Sardo cheese
- Set a pizza stone on a rack in the top third of the oven.
- Preheat the oven to 500 for at least 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, remove the dough ball from the refrigerator and let stand for 20 minutes.
- Working on a floured surface and using your fingers, press and stretch the dough ball out to a 10-inch round, working from the center toward the edge; avoid pressing on the outermost edge.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured pizza peel.
- Spread the Pizza Sauce onto the dough, making sure to leave a 1-inch border around the edge, and top with the crumbled sausage, olives, capers, oregano and pecorino cheese.
- Turn the oven to broil for 5 minutes, then return it to 500.
- Slide the pizza onto the pizza stone, opening and closing the oven door as quickly as possible.
- Bake until the bottom is lightly charred and the toppings are bubbling, about 6 minutes for a chewier crust and 8 minutes for a crispier one; avoid opening the oven door during baking.
portion, sauce, italian sausage, olives, capers, oregano, cheese
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/sausage-and-olive-pizza-with-capers-and-pecorino-sardo (may not work)