Grilled pizza?
I'm planning on making my first grilled pizza tonight. Anyone know how long I should grill it? And would it be beneficial to pre-grill the crust? Thanks in advance!
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I'm planning on making my first grilled pizza tonight. Anyone know how long I should grill it? And would it be beneficial to pre-grill the crust? Thanks in advance!
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I put on the dough directly without a stone. (yes, it is rather 'free form'). Cook about 2 mins. Take it off and flip and decorate it. Pre-cook high moisture toppings (onions, peppers, mushrooms), add those quickly and return to the grill.
Here's a tutorial. http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2008/05/how-to-make-grilled-pizza-tips.html
If you do use a stone. Be sure to pre-heat it slowly. I've cracked a pizza stone in a Kamado (Big Green Egg Style Grill) because those things heat up very fast.
A stone really helps. You can throw pizza dough on the grill Ala FLay but it comes out a misshapen mass of goo
Keep the toppings light and sparse. I use ripe tomato and olive oil for sauce instead of classic wet tomato sauce.
Take your time and be reactive to what the food is telling you. If it is browning too fast open the lid and let some heat off, if it is cooking too slowly pull it off and continue to let the grill heat up some more before putting the pizza back on. I use my pizza stone in the grill too, but you can use a sheet pan in there or just put the pizza right on the grill tines, a light pre grill will help prevent sag of the pizza through the tines when you add the weight of the toppings.