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Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

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Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

The iconic Chicago deep dish pizza with a thick buttery crust, chunky tomato sauce and loads of cheese.

Total time
125 min
Prep
90 min
Cook
35 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
American
vegetarian

Ingredients

400gplain flour
7ginstant yeast
1 tspsalt
1 tspsugar
250mlwarm water
80mlolive oil
3 tbspcornmeal
400gmozzarella, sliced
400gcrushed tomatoes
3 clovesgarlic, minced
1 tspdried oregano
1 tspsugar for sauce
100gparmesan, grated

Instructions

1

Mix flour, yeast, salt and sugar, add water and oil, knead 8 minutes, prove 1 hour.

2

Mix tomatoes with garlic, oregano and sugar for sauce.

3

Oil a deep 30cm cake tin or cast iron pan, dust with cornmeal.

4

Press dough into tin, pushing 4cm up the sides.

5

Layer mozzarella slices over dough base.

6

Spoon tomato sauce over cheese.

7

Scatter with parmesan.

8

Bake at 220C for 30-35 minutes until crust is golden and sauce is bubbling.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
968
Protein
50.1g
Fat
44.2g
Carbs
91.6g
Fiber
5.1g
Sodium
1496mg

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