{"id":1699,"date":"2011-01-22T10:56:58","date_gmt":"2011-01-22T17:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2014-06-30T21:17:54","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T04:17:54","slug":"grilled-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/grilled-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"Grilled Pizza \u2013 You May Never Make Pizza Any Other Way Again!"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you like pizza (and who doesn\u2019t!), then you really need to try grilled pizza.\u00a0 Not only does it keep you from heating up your house from your oven, but the pizzas cooked on a grill have a whole different taste\u2014more like the ones in the fire-baked ovens in pizzerias.<\/p>\n

And grilling pizzas isn\u2019t that difficult!\u00a0 It seems like it would be, but once you try, you\u2019ll find that you love the texture and flavor of the crust and it will be a big hit among your family and friends!<\/p>\n

Here are some tips to get you going:<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/div>Dough<\/strong>
\nYou can use any pizza dough.\u00a0 I make mine in my bread machine, but you could make it from a commercial mix.\u00a0 Sometimes raw pizza dough is sold over the counter in the bakery section of your grocery store; I\u2019ve even heard that some pizza places might even sell it to you.\u00a0 Or you can make your own from scratch from a recipe.\u00a0 Lots of choices.\u00a0\u00a0 As I said, I make mine in my bread machine, so if you have a machine, check the recipe book that came with it, and try that one.<\/p>\n

Pizza Sauce
\n<\/strong>Commercial bought sauce is obviously the easiest, but you can make your own also. You can even make your own sauce from the grill if you want to try something novel.\u00a0 Grill about 6 tomatoes, slightly charring them.\u00a0 Then chop the tomatoes into \u00bd\u201d pieces and mix with a little olive oil, minced garlic,basil, oregano,\u00a0 and salt and pepper.<\/p>\n

Toppings
\n<\/strong>Use your favorite toppings.\u00a0 Just make sure that they are room temperature or that you have slightly saut\u00e9ed or cooked them ahead of time.\u00a0 There isn\u2019t an overhead heat source in your grill\u2014you\u2019ll just get the heat reflection off the top of the grill, so it may take longer to cook or heat through the toppings.\u00a0 You can speed that up by cutting things a little smaller, making sure they are room temperature, or even saut\u00e9ing them before adding to your grilled pizza.<\/p>\n

The How To
\n<\/strong>\"GrilledMake your pizza dough, roll out to a circle (or whatever shape you want)and then put onto either a pizza peel<\/a> or rimless cookie or pizza sheet.\u00a0 It will help if you sprinkle corn meal on the sheet first.\u00a0 The corn meal acts like little ball bearings to help slide the pizza dough from the peel or cookie sheet onto your grill.\u00a0 Don\u2019t make a rim on the rolled out pizza.\u00a0 That will just get in the way when you flip the pizza over on the grill.<\/p>\n

Get the grill nice a hot, then brush the grate with a little olive oil. Slide the pizza dough on the grill and cook for 1-3 minutes.\u00a0 Don\u2019t cook it too long!\u00a0 While that side is cooking, brush the top side with a little olive oil.\u00a0 Puncture any bubbles that form.\u00a0 After that side is done, use tongs to pull onto the peel or cookie sheet and flip over to cook the other side.<\/p>\n

Now you have to work fast.\u00a0 Brush the side that was just cooked with a little olive oil.\u00a0 Then add cheese, sauce and toppings.\u00a0 Close the lid so that the toppings get heated and the cheese melted. Cook another 2-3 minutes.\u00a0 When done, use the tongs to pull the pizza onto the pizza peel, cut, and serve!<\/p>\n

You can even do personal pizzas like this and allow each person to put on their own toppings.\u00a0 If you make the pizzas a little smaller, you can have a couple going at once on the grill.<\/p>\n

\"GrilledThis is a pizza that I did this summer with grilled vegetables, tomato slices, Canadian bacon and cheese.\u00a0 I sliced the some red onions and grilled them, along with some zucchini slices on the grill and then cut up and added to the pizza.\u00a0 I didn't use any sauce, but just sliced some tomatoes and put on the crust.\u00a0 For some reason, I forgot to take a picture after it was all done, but it was pretty tasty!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve got some other variations to try this summer, so look for that!<\/p>\n

I've even heard that store bought frozen pizzas work well and make them taste better on the grill, but haven't tried that one yet.<\/p>\n

Have you cooked pizza on the grill?\u00a0 Give me your tips and thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n

\"Scott\"
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