Pull and Peel Italian Sub
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 clove garlic, grated
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1 spring oregano
- 1 spring thyme
- Pinch salt
- One pound store-bought pizza dough, room temperature
- 6 slices fontina, such as Stella Fontinella
- 6 slices shaved prosciutto
- 6 slices shaved mortadella
- 6 slices capicola
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves, torn, for garnish
- For the oil: Combine the oil, red pepper flakes, garlic and salt, and allow to marinate for up to 30 minutes.
- This can be done while the oven preheats.
- For the balsamic reduction: Combine vinegar, garlic, oregano, thyme and salt in a saucepan.
- Cook on medium heat until it reduces by half and becomes syrup-like, about 10 minutes, then strain.
- For the sub: Preheat oven to 550 degrees F. Preheat a pizza stone in the oven on the middle rack.
- Roll the pizza dough into a thin 12-inch round on a floured pizza peel.
- Place on the pizza stone in the oven and bake until slightly puffed and browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and add the fontina, prosciutto, mortadella and capicola evenly on top of the dough.
- Finish with the balsamic reduction and torn basil leaves.
- Serve with the side of chile oil.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jeff-mauro/pull-and-peel-italian-sub.html (may not work)