Chouriço Pizza
Cugino, if there’s one cuisine I love blending with Portuguese, it’s Italian! I grew up in North Jersey, completely surrounded by my Italian compadres. A few blocks from my house was a Pizzeria, with Portuguese Owners. And you guessed it, they served Chouriço as a pizza topping! Those were my favorite slices when I was a kid, and I always use Chouriço as a go to topping on my pizzas. From the Jersey Shore to NYC, you’ll find the best pizza you’ve ever had. But my home-made pizza comes in a close 2nd!
Ingredients
- 1/4 Chouriço Caseiro
- 8 oz Fresh Mozzarella Ball (about 1/2 a ball)
- 2 Hands full Shredded Mozzarella
- 10-15 Portuguese Olives
- 1/2 Cup Your favorite Vodka sauce
- 16 oz Pizza Dough
- Salt, Pepper, and Garlic Powder to taste
- Piri Piri for garnesh
Instructions
- Roll out pizza dough as thin as you’d like it. Make sure to make a crust around the edges.
- Using a ladle, spread the sauce over the pizza dough
- Add slices of fresh mozzarella, and then fill in the spaces with shredded mozzarella.
- Remove pits from olives and chop them into small pieces. Spread around Pizza.
- Slice Chouriço and spread over pizza.
- Season with Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder to taste.
- Sprinkle Piri Piri over pizza to taste.
- Brush olive oil on crust.
- Bake at 400F for 18-20 minutes, or as desired