This Detroit Style Sausage Fennel Pizza will absolutely knock your socks off with the perfect crusty crust, gooey cheese and tons of delish sausage on top for BALANCE!
Prep Time15mins
Cook Time15mins
Proof Time2hrs
Total Time2hrs30mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: detroit style pizza, detroit style veggie pizza, detroit style vegetarian detroit style, how to make detroit style pizza, what is detroit style, detroit style recipe,
Servings: 4people
Author: Gaby
Ingredients
For the Pizza
3 tablespoonsolive oil
1batchDetroit style pizza dough, recipe below
8ouncessausage
1/2smallfennel bulb, very thinly sliced
8ouncesbrick style whole-milk mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/2cupolive oil, mixed with 8 cloves of chopped garlic
red fresno chiles to garnish
red pepper flakes and basil to garnish
For the Dough
2 1/4cupsall purpose flour
2teaspoonskosher salt
1teaspoonrapid rise yeast
1teaspoonwhite sugar
olive oil as needed
Instructions
For the Dough
Put the flour, salt, yeast and sugar in a food processor with a metal blade attachment and pulse to combine. Add 1 cup warm water, then process until a ball forms, about 30 seconds (if a ball does not form, add a bit more flour). Process for another 30 seconds, then roll into a tight ball and place in a lightly oiled bowl. Proof in a warm spot until the dough doubles in size, about 2 hours.
For the Pizza
Position an oven rack in the bottom of the oven and preheat to 500 F. Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium. Cook sausage, breaking up into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until browned in spots and cooked though, 5–8 minutes. Transfer sausage to a small bowl and drain any excess fat.
Pour the remaining olive oil in a large, rectangle metal cake pan (roughly 10 x 14inches) or a 12 inch cast iron skillet. Put the dough in the pan and gently stretch it out to fit so the dough reaches the corners.
Drizzle half of the garlic oil sauce on top. Layer the sausage and sliced fennel on the dough. Then lay the cheese cubes all over, especially around the perimeter up to the edge of the pan. Drizzle the rest of the garlic oil sauce on top and scatter with sliced red fresnos.
Bake until bubbly and golden and a crispy cheese crust has formed, 10 to 15 minutes. Use spatula to loosen up the edges and remove the pizza from the metal pan and place on a cutting board. Slice into pieces and garnish.