Tuesday, December 10, 2013

iron skillet

Last night when my boys got home from wrestling practice they were greeted by a yummy iron skillet deep dish pizza.  It was so good that I just had to talk about it and share it and encourage others to try it.  So...do.

I am not very good at using my heavy iron skillet, still learning the in's and out's of it.  I like that every iron skillet develops it's own personality and I hope that with good care and lots of use mine will serve me well for a long time.

On to the recipe...

This is not my picture.
 
 
 
1.  Make a pizza dough using your favorite dough recipe.  Press dough into and up the sides of a greased iron skillet and let rise for 30 minutes.  Preheat oven to 425.
 
2.  In a separate pan brown 1 lb. of ground beef.  Add 1/2 cup chopped onion, and clove or two of chopped garlic, continue cooking.
 
3.  Add to meat in pan whatever Italian herbs you like (I used basil, thyme, oregano).  Add a 6 oz can of tomato paste and 6 oz of water.  Cook and stir.
 
4.   Spread the meat and sauce mixture over your risen dough.  Top with one chopped tomato. 
 
5.   Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes.  Top with 2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese and bake for 10-15 minutes longer.  Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes.  REALLY, let it sit.
 
6.  The whole thing should slide easily out of the pan onto a cutting board for ease of cutting.
 
Served with a salad this is an amazing meal.  Definitely a hungry family pleaser!!
 
 

4 comments:

  1. I wish I had a skillet!! I have wanted one for a while now!!

    Hope your family loved it!! :)

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  2. I would call this "the Ease of Pizza"
    Sounds so yummy...
    Might try making the topping and try variations on "dough", like pita, GF flatbread.
    Thanks for posting! Miss Connie

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  3. Now I want an iron skillet! That looks AND sounds amazing!! :)

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