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Hawaiian Pizza With Barbecue Sauce and Beef Bacon

Hawaiian Pizza With Barbecue Sauce and Beef Bacon recipe
Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio

This pie is for all the people out there who onlythinkthey hate Hawaiian pizza. Slowly but steadily,Down North Pizzain Philadelphia has been converting customers with this pie, listed on the menu as the Flip Side. This Detroit-style version is made with an impossibly fluffy dough and is topped with caramelized pineapple and a tangy, smoky homemade barbecue sauce (feel free to substitute with your favorite store-bought sauce). Executive chefMichael Carteruses beef bacon to keep the pizza halal, but pork bacon works equally well.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

Makes one 13x9" pizza

Sauce

2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil
½ small sweet onion, thinly sliced
1 15-oz. can tomato sauce
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
¼ cup black pepper sauce (such asLee Kum Keeor KA-ME)
3 Tbsp. honey
2 Tbsp. robust-flavored (dark) molasses
2 Tbsp. tomato paste
1 Tbsp. mustard powder
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. liquid smoke
½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt
½ tsp. garlic powder
½ tsp. smoked paprika
¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
¼ tsp. onion powder
1 1" piece ginger, peeled, coarsely chopped

Dough

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil, plus more
1 Tbsp. instant yeast
2 tsp. sugar
4½ cups (550 g) bread flour
1 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt

Assembly

8 oz. beef bacon, coarsely chopped
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 14-oz. can crushed pineapple
1 lb. low-moisture mozzarella, coarsely grated
⅓ cup pickled jalapeños
  1. Sauce

    步骤1

    Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium. Cook onion, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden brown, 10–15 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, vinegar, black pepper sauce, honey, molasses, tomato paste, mustard powder, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, salt, garlic powder, smoked paprika, ground black pepper, onion powder, and ginger. Increase heat to medium-high and bring sauce to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 15–20 minutes.

    步骤2

    Transfer barbecue sauce to a blender and purée until smooth.

    Do Ahead:Sauce can be made 3 days ahead. Transfer to an airtight container; cover and chill.

  2. Dough

    Step 3

    Generously coat a 13x9" metal baking pan with oil. Whisk together yeast, sugar, and 2 cups plus 2 Tbsp. room-temperature water in the bowl of a stand mixer. Fit bowl onto mixer fitted with dough hook. Add flour and 2 Tbsp. oil and mix on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute. Scrape down sides of bowl and add salt. Mix on low speed, gradually increasing to medium-low, until dough is smooth and has pulled away from sides of bowl, about 5 minutes (dough will be sticky).

    Step 4

    Transfer dough to prepared baking pan (don’t spread it out; dough will spread as it rises). Cover pan with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm, draft-free spot until dough covers most of pan, about 20 minutes.

    Step 5

    Preheat oven to 500°. Uncover pan and, using lightly oiled hands, press dough into corners. Let sit, uncovered, until dough has risen slightly, about 20 minutes.

    Step 6

    Parbake dough until bottom is just beginning to turn golden brown, about 3 minutes.

  3. Assembly

    Step 7

    Heat a medium skillet over medium-high. Cook bacon, stirring often, until cooked through and some fat has cooked out, 5–8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a plate.

    Step 8

    Stir sugar and pineapple with juice into fat in skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until pineapple is deeply browned and juice has cooked off, 10–20 minutes, depending on amount of juice.

    Step 9

    Scatter mozzarella over parbaked dough. Top with bacon and pineapple mixture. Bake until crust is golden brown around edges, 10–15 minutes.

    步骤10

    Transfer pizza to a cutting board; slice into 8 pieces. Drizzle barbecue sauce over and top with pickled jalapeños.

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