Taco Pizza

RECIPE

GROUND BEEF

• 2lb 90/10 ground beef 

• Salt

• 150g onion (1 small onion) 

• 15g (5-6 cloves) garlic, minced

• 25g chili powder

• 15g cumin 

• 10g paprika

• 2g cayenne

• 2g oregano 

• 425g/15oz tomato sauce 

• 400g chicken stock

• 10g brown sugar 

• 10g cider vinegar 

1. Heat large saute pan over med-high. Add ground beef and break apart as much as possible.  Add large pinch of salt and continue to break apart as beef browns for 5-6min.

2. Add onion and garlic and stir to combine until beef has browned and onions are becoming translucent.

3. Add spices/herbs and cook until fragrant about 1-2min.

4. Add tomato sauce, stock, brown sugar, vinegar, and pinch of salt. Stir, bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low. Continue to cook for about 20min or until liquid has reduced and there’s no excess liquid left.

5. Taste for seasoning. Add a bit more  salt, brown, sugar and cider vinegar if desired. 

TACO PIZZA CRUST
▪175g or 1.5c all purpose flour
▪5g or 1tsp baking powder
▪3g or 1tsp instant yeast
▪3g or 1/2tsp salt
▪50g or 1/2c instant masa flour
▪35g or 2.5Tbsp olive oil
▪140g or 2/3c warm water (86F/30C)

1. Add dry ingredients and olive oil to a food processor and spin, streaming in water until water is incorporated and begins to form a ball.

2. Transfer to work surface and knead by hand for about 2min. You can also mix by hand or with a mixer if you don’t have a blender. Cut dough ball into 2 equal pieces (about 200g each). Roll each into ball as shown in above video @ 4:15. Cover well and allow to proof at room temp for 30min. Press and roll out dough as shown @7:00 into 11-12”/30cm rounds.
   

SAUCE
▪425g/15oz tomato sauce
▪20g 1 1/4Tbsp tomato paste
▪40g chipotle chiles in adobo (about 2 chiles)
▪10g or 1 1/4Tbsp chile powder
▪2g or 1tsp cumin
▪1g or 1/2tsp garlic powder
▪1g or 1/2tsp onion powder
▪1g or 1tsp oregano
▪15g or 1 1/4Tbsp brown sugar
▪5g or 1tsp salt

Add ingredients to a high sided container and spin with an immersion blender until incorporated.

BUILDING & BAKING THE PIZZA
▪Block of mild cheddar, shredded
▪Block of pepper jack, shredded
▪Fresh tomato, medium diced
▪Green onions (middle section only, diced)
▪Pickled jalapenos, diced
▪Sliced black olives

1. Spread 3 spoonfuls of sauce onto crust, edge to edge. Follow with a generous amount of the shredded cheeses, the ground beef taco meat, black olives, green onions, diced tomatoes, and chopped jalapenos.

2. Load pizza (with parchment underneath unless you’re a complete pizza jedi) onto preheated 550F/290c oven with pizza steel or stone for 6-8min. Remove parchment from pizza after about 6min and allow to cook directly on steel for another 1-2min.