Pizza is a winner. Especially in BK. Not only do we have great pizza joints but we got italian spots where if you want to make your own damn za, you can buy dough so you dont fuck it up with the rising and the yeasting and the whole tossing and flipping mess. (It’s really not that complicated – it’s just the difference between a 15 minute meal and a 60 minute meal.)
B picked up a ball of dough the other day cause he decided we would go through a pizza phase. I grabbed the red pepper flakes and shat the hell up cause I was ready to get down. We each made a pie, he going for the traditional red sauce, mozz and basil. I went for the what-the-hell-weird-shit-in-my-fridge-can-i bake-on-some-dough. Hence…
Sweet Pea Pizza with Three Cheeses
dough, store bought or homemade.
1.5 c. frozen peas, thawed and relatively dry
.5 c. bleu cheese, crumbled
.5 c. parmesan cheese, thinly sliced (use a veg peeler)
1 c. mozzarella cheese, shredded
olive oil and black pepper to taste
if you aren’t poor like me, truffle oil instead of olive oil to taste
Serves 2.
Turn your oven to 350. When your dough is in a ball, punch it into a thick disk. Then use your fingers to spead the disk out into a flat pizza. And then you do some other stuff. I can’t really explain it, nor do I want to try. Check this.
When your dough is ready, set it on a pizza stone, pizza pan (which is special because of the holes in the bottom) or if you don’t have any of these gadets, an upside down cookie sheet so that there is no rim. Distribute the cheese evenly over the dough, and then the peas. When your oven is nice and hot, slide that bitch in and let it do its thang.
The two sensitive things here are the dough – you need to make sure it is cooked, and the mozz – you need to make sure it is melted, but not brown. Burnt cheese is no good.
When it’s ready – about 10 minutes?, add fresh black pepper and a bit of olive oil. Slice. Eat. Serve with a side of Super Mario Brothers, original edition.
