Don’t let homemade pizza 🍕 intimidate you! This Venison sausage pizza with peppers and onions on ricotta and tomato base with provolone and fontina is simple to make and is a straight banger. Get some friends and some beers 🍻 and let’s get into it!!!
Ingredients
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2-1/8 cups bread flour sifted
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1 tsp sugar
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1 tsp salt
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1 tsp instant yeast
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3/4 and 1 tbsp warm water
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olive oil
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1/2 onion
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2 cloves garlic
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1 can crushed or stewed tomatoes
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1 tbsp tomato paste
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1 tsp pepper flakes
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1 tsp dried herbs
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1 tsp garlic powder
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salt and pepper
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sausage of choice
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1 cup ricotta cheese
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1/2 onion
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1 red bell pepper
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3 oz shredded provolone
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1 oz shredded fontina
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Crystal hot sauce
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basil
Directions
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Prepare dough by adding flour, sugar, salt and yeast into the bowl of stand mixer and mixing. Place a dough hook on and incorporate slowly. Knead dough until one solid ball forms and dough is consistent in texture. Place in an oiled bowl and cover. Let rise at least an hour or until ready to build pizza.
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Small dice onion and mince garlic. On med heat sauté onions until soft. Add garlic and chili flakes. Once garlic starts to brown add tomato paste and let brown for 3 min. Add in tomatoes and seasonings. Cook down until thick and use a spoon to smash up large pieces of tomato.
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Remove sausage from casing and break into 1” chucks. Brown chunks of sausage until caramelized. Leave in fairly nice size pieces you don’t want cooked ground meat. Remove and drain excess fat.
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Slice onions and red bell pepper. Coat onions with hot sauce. Salt and pepper onions and peppers and drizzle with olive oil. Grill onions and peppers until charred and soft. Slice and reserve.
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Heat oven or grill with pizza stone in it to 450-500 degrees.
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Dust counter with flour and place risen dough. Work dough into large circle being careful not to break through.
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Apply thin coating of ricotta cheese, follow with sauce and sausage pieces. Sprinkle on onions and peppers. Spread shredded cheese around evenly.
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Place pizza on hot stone and cook until brown on crust and crispy as desired.
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Remove and slice. Drizzle with hot honey and enjoy!!!
