I have a friend who lives in California and makes pizza on the grill. I will admit that I have not tried it, but its on my list of things to do. She recommends using trader joe's pizza dough as it is relatively inexpensive, and it works well for this. You can use bread dough or your own pizza crust recipe as long as the dough is not too soft (we don't want it falling through the grill). Start out with the dough and no toppings but have the toppings all ready and waiting (make sure any meat for topping is thoroughly cooked to start out with).
Directions:
1. Pre-heat your grill, then clean it well. Oil the grill with Olive oil.
2. If you’re using a gas grill, once it’s hot, turn the flame down to low. With a charcoal grill, spread your charcoal out thinly to cool things down
3. Lightly oil the top side of the dough
4. Place dough, oiled side down, on grill. Cover. Cook until top of dough is raised and puffed and bottom is just crisp, about 3 minutes
5. Lightly oil the top of the dough so it doesn’t stick when you flip it over
6. Using tongs, flip the dough over so the crisped side is up
7. Quickly add your pizza sauce, cheese (not too much or it won’t melt) and toppings
8. Cover
9. Grill until cheese is melted and dough is browned and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Check the underside often to see that it is not burning
10. Remove and serve
You can also cook pizza using a pizza stone on the grill. It takes longer though. You will have to put your stone on the grill to start out with (after the initial fire dies down if you are using charcoal but before the coals are fully ready) so that it can heat up gradually. Once the coals are ready and the stone is hot you can cook your pizza on it as you would in an oven but making sure to rotate the pizza periodically to ensure even cooking. With a stone it takes about 15 to 20 minutes depending on how hot your grill is.
Using your BBQ is a great way to beat the heat. We love to dutch oven cook, which is a great way to cook just about anything you would normally cook in the oven. So try something new today!
2 comments:
Sounds yummy. In the back of my mind, though, I seem to remember trying to do this once. I think we are grill illiterate people. I could tell stories of our grilling attempts. Not pretty-but funny.
That sounds really good. My sister has a soapstone fireplace with a built in pizza oven, in which she makes really yummy pizzas.
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