Pizza Diavola Devil Pizza Food

PIZZA DIAVOLA

Steps:

• Stretch out the pizza dough.
• Spread the sauce evenly throughout the pizza base using a spoon starting from the center of the pizza. Make sure to leave half an inch at the edge of the pizza without sauce to create a nice edge that will puff up in the oven.
• Sprinkle over the mozzarella.
• Add the spicy salami, chilies and olives.
• Bake the pizza in for 60-90 seconds at 850°F (450°C). Alternatively, bake on a preheated pizza steel in your home oven for 4-8 minutes at the hottest setting.

PIZZA DIAVOLA | DEVIL PIZZA

Steps:

• Form the dough with your hands into a round pizza. Instructions for a homemade dough can be found here: Italian pizza dough. Alternatively, a store-bought dough can be used, but this does not taste as good as homemade dough.
• Spread the dough evenly with a few tablespoons of homemade tomato sauce. Leave about 1 inch at the edge.
• Peel the garlic and finely chop it. Cut the chili peppers into thin rings. Alternatively, chilli flakes or chilli powder can be used for the devil pizza.
• Slice the mozzarella with a sharp knife into pieces.
• Add the chopped garlic, chili peppers and mozzarella slices to the pizza. For a spicy taste you can add some Parmigiano Reggiano (Italian Parmesan cheese).
• Slice hot Italian salami into thin slices and spread on the devil pizza.
• Depending on your taste, pickled peppers and onions cut into rings can be used as a additional topping.
• Season with Italian herbs or fresh basil.
• Preheat the oven to the highest possible temperature available. Depending on the baking temperature, the Pizza Diavola takes 5 to 10 minutes to finish baking. A detailed guide for baking the perfect pizza in your oven at home can be found here: baking pizza at home.
• Slice into pieces and serve hot.

PIZZA DIAVOLA

Steps:

• For dough, combine oil, yeast and 2 tbsp lukewarm water in a bowl to dissolve yeast. Combine flour and 1 tbsp salt in a bowl and make a well in the centre. Add 680ml water and yeast mixture to well and mix with your hands to form a sticky dough (3-4 minutes). Cover with plastic wrap to hydrate (15 minutes), then knead on a lightly floured bench until smooth (2 minutes). Return to bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate to ferment (24 hours).
• Strain tomato (reserve juice for another use; it's good for Bloody Marys), then press through a colander into a bowl. Add oil, season to taste with salt and stir to combine.
• Preheat oven to 230°C or highest setting and preheat a pizza stone (see note). Portion dough into six on a lightly floured surface. Working with one piece at a time, place lightly floured hands around the dough and pull it towards you along the bench so the leading edge pulls under. Rotate, tucking edges under, and repeat to form a smooth ball - the aim is to create tension in the dough. Repeat with remaining dough, transfer to a greased tray, cover loosely with greased plastic wrap and rest at room temperature until doubled in size (1½-2 hours).
• In batches, invert dough onto a floured surface. Heavily flour the top, then flatten to a 30cm round, pushing outwards from the centre using your fingers, without pressing on the edge so you get a good crust. If you have a pizza slide, assemble on a well-floured bench; if you don't, transfer bases to a floured pizza tray with holes to assemble (see note). Brush 2cm around the edge with olive oil for a crisp crust. Spread tomato mixture to reach edge of crust, place salami slices on top, touching but not overlapping, then jalapeños, then scatter with cheese. Transfer to pizza stone with a pizza slide or transfer tray onto stone in oven and bake until puffed and golden brown (10 minutes). Season to taste with salt and olive oil and serve.

IL DIAVOLO PIZZA

Steps:

• For the crust: In a small bowl, combine the yeast with the warm water. Let sit until it foams. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the yeast mixture with the flour and salt. Mix until a smooth dough forms. The dough should be soft, not sticky (if it's sticky add more flour).
• Take the dough out of the mixing bowl, lay it on a flat surface and cover with a damp towel. Let the dough rest like this for at least 1 hour. After 1 hour, divide the dough into 2 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and place on a flat surface. Cover each ball with a small amount of olive oil, cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for another 30 minutes. Transfer the dough to a flat surface covered with flour. Stretch each of the dough balls into a 12-inch round pizza crust.
• For the sauce: In a large saucepan, combine the olive oil and garlic. Heat on medium heat until the garlic is fragrant. Add the crushed tomatoes, basil, crushed red pepper and salt. Stir together and let simmer for at least 30 minutes. Take the sauce off the stove and let cool completely. Once the sauce is cool, add all the dried ground peppers. (Yes, that is a lot of heat!!)
• For the topping: Preheat a pizza stone in the oven to 450 degrees F. Cover each pizza crust with 1/2 cup of sauce. Top each pizza with 4 ounces mozzarella. Cover the cheese with fresh sliced habanero and jalapeno peppers to taste. For more intense heat, pile them on! Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Strap on your seatbelt and enjoy!