When most people think of pizza, they first think of pepperoni.
This is especially true if you pair it with some hot honey for dipping.
This pizza is a great addition to your homemade pizza arsenal.
Nick Evans
Generally, Ill make it a day in advance so it has plenty of time to rise slowly.
For the sausage, find a good-quality spicy Italian sausage andtear it into very tiny meatballs.
Small meatballs are important so that the sausage cooks all the way through during cooking.
Nick Evans
Dot the entire pizza with these meatballs, and they will cook very quickly in the hot oven.
Add some fresh basil when it comes out of the oven, and you are in for pizza perfection!
Hot Honey Dipping Sauce
One of my little tips for homemade pizza (any homemade pizza!)
Nick Evans
is to make this hot honey sauce.
Cooking Pizza in the Oven
Cook this pizza on a pizza stone in a 500F oven.
Preheat the oven for at least 20 minutes so the pizza stone is nice and hot.
Then slide the pizza onto the stone.
The pizza will need to cook for 8 to 10 minutes in a traditional oven to get cooked through.
Or you’re free to grill the pizza.
Reheating Leftover Pizza Like a Pro
If you have leftover pizza (lucky!
), just avoid the microwave!
All that work will be wasted as your crust turns soggy in the microwave.
Instead, add the pizza to a skillet and warm it over medium heat.
Cook for a few minutes so the crust heats up.
For the last minute, add a lid to the skillet so the cheese melts.
Be very careful removing the pizza from the skillet.
It will be very hot!
Looking for The Best Sausage for Pizza?
If you dont have or dont like Italian sausage, try these other spicy sausages.
Raw or Cooked Sausage to Start?
Start with raw sausagenot in a casingon your pizza.
Tear the raw sausage up into tiny pieces, sort of like meatballs.
The tiny pieces will cook completely while the rest of the pizza cooks.
Keep the dough covered with plastic, though, so it doesnt dry out.
(If your dough was not refrigerated, divide the dough just before shaping.)
Place a pizza stone in the preheating oven for 20 minutes so it is very hot.
Add honey to a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 10 seconds.
Then stir the honey together with hot sauce and red pepper flakes.
Serve the honey as a dip with any and all pizza!
On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 dough ball until it forms a 10-inch round.
It should be pretty thin.
Top the pizza with a few tablespoons of marinara sauce.
I dont like my pizzas very saucy, but add an extra spoon of sauce if you do.
Then top the pizza with 4 ounces of cheese and dot on 2 ounces of spicy sausage.
Be sure to tear the sausage into very tiny meatballs so they cook quickly.
Season the pizza with red pepper flakes and a tiny pinch of salt and pepper.
While the first pizza cooks, prepare the next pizza.
Remove the cooked pizza from the oven, and let it cool briefly.
Garnish with fresh basil, slice, and serve with the hot honey dip.
Repeat for cooking the remaining pizzas.
