Pizza has become a beloved dish all over the world, and cooking it on the grill adds an extra layer of flavor and smokiness to the already tantalizing dish. Whether you have a charcoal or gas grill, you can easily create delicious and crispy pizza in your backyard. In this article, we will guide you through the process of making the perfect "pizza on the grill ii" with a step-by-step guide and all the essential tips and tricks to ensure a successful grilling experience. We will take you through selecting the right dough, toppings, and grilling technique to achieve that perfect golden crust and gooey, melted cheese. So, if you're ready to elevate your pizza game and impress your family and friends, let's dive into the world of grilled pizzas and create a culinary masterpiece.
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
PIZZA ON THE GRILL
Provided by George Duran
Categories main-dish
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings per pie
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Heat your grill to medium-high.
- Using your hands, spread the pizza dough to form a 1/4-inch thick pizza. Brush one side with olive oil and put it, oil side down, onto the grill. Brush some more oil on the top and close the cover. Cook until the bottom is browned and the top is set, about 5 minutes. Flip the crust over and cook on the other side until browned, about another 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside until your guests arrive.
- Spread some tomato sauce onto the crust and top with mozzarella and your favorite toppings. Put the pizza back on the hot grill, close the cover, and cook until the cheese is melted and bubbling, about 5 to 6 minutes.
PIZZA ON THE GRILL II
This is pizza made on a gas grill. The results are great, and plenty of variations would work. The trick is to grill one side of the pizza dough first, then add the toppings.
Provided by HJR
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pizza Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate.
- Roll out prepared pizza dough to a size that will fit your grill. Place on grill for 5 minutes, or to desired doneness, and flip over. Now add the sauce, cheese, green bell pepper and mushrooms.
- Cover the grill and allow to cook over high heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.9 calories, Carbohydrate 19.7 g, Cholesterol 22.1 mg, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 10 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 574 mg, Sugar 3.7 g
PIZZA ON THE GRILL I
Even with a baking stone, a conventional oven is no match for a professional oven when it comes to making pizza. At home, or rather in your backyard, the grill is the way to go. The heat of a hot grill is perfect, and makes it possible to make incredible pizza at home. Use your favorite toppings, but keep in mind not to overload the pizza. Keep it light. Try it - everything is better on the grill!
Provided by Anonymous
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pizza Recipes
Time 3h
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water, and mix in sugar. Proof for ten minutes, or until frothy. Mix in the salt, olive oil, and flour until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth, about 8 minutes. Place dough in a well oiled bowl, and cover with a damp cloth. Set aside to rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down, and knead in garlic and basil. Set aside to rise for 1 more hour, or until doubled again.
- Preheat grill for high heat. Heat olive oil with garlic for 30 seconds in the microwave. Set aside. Punch down dough, and divide in half. Form each half into an oblong shape 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick.
- Brush grill grate with garlic flavored olive oil. Carefully place one piece of dough on hot grill. The dough will begin to puff almost immediately. When the bottom crust has lightly browned, turn the dough over using two spatulas. Working quickly, brush oil over crust, and then brush with 2 tablespoons tomato sauce. Arrange 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes, 1/8 cup sliced black olives, and 1/8 cup roasted red peppers over crust. Sprinkle with 1 cup cheese and 2 tablespoons basil. Close the lid, and cook until the cheese melts. Remove from grill, and set aside to cool for a few minutes while you prepare the second pizza.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 212.4 calories, Carbohydrate 21.5 g, Cholesterol 11.1 mg, Fat 11.3 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 399.2 mg, Sugar 0.7 g
PIZZA ON THE GRILL II
This is pizza made on a gas grill. The results are great, and plenty of variations would work. The trick is to grill one side of the pizza dough first, then add the toppings.
Provided by Hillary Roberts
Categories Pizza
Time 40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate.
- Roll out prepared pizza dough to a size that will fit your grill. Place on grill for 5 minutes, or to desired doneness, and flip over. Now add the sauce, cheese, green bell pepper and mushrooms.
- Cover the grill and allow to cook over high heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.9 calories, Carbohydrate 19.7 g, Cholesterol 22.1 mg, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 10 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 574 mg, Sugar 3.7 g
PIZZA ON THE GRILL
Pizza is such a favorite at our house that I make it at least once a week. When the heat and humidity are up there, though, the last thing that I want to do is turn on the oven. So I just move my recipe to the grill-the barbecue flavor mingling with the cheese tastes delicious. -Lisa Boettcher, Columbus, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add the oil, sugar, baking soda, salt and 2 cups flour. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. On a floured surface, roll dough into a 13-in. circle. Transfer to a greased 12-in. pizza pan. Build up edges slightly. , Grill, covered, over medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove from grill. Combine chicken and barbecue sauce; spread over the crust. Sprinkle with green pepper and cheese. Grill, covered, 5-10 minutes longer or until crust is golden and cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 757 calories, Fat 31g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 113mg cholesterol, Sodium 1525mg sodium, Carbohydrate 73g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 44g protein.
GRILLED PIZZA
Neapolitan-style pizza is typically baked in ovens heated past 900 degrees to achieve its signature crackly, thin, charred crust with a moist, stretchy crumb. But you can easily yield similar textures and flavors at home by baking pizza dough directly on the grates of a hot grill until it's bubbly and crisp. Once the dough is baked, it can be topped and finished via indirect heat. Because grilled pizzas cook mainly from below, the cheese should be layered underneath dollops of hand-crushed tomatoes and toppings to get a good melt.
Provided by J. Kenji López-Alt
Categories pizza and calzones, main course
Time 2h45m
Yield 3 (10-by-12-to-14-inch) pizzas
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Two to three hours before grilling, transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface. Using a sharp knife or a bench scraper, divide the dough into three even pieces. Drizzle a teaspoon of neutral cooking oil into three soup bowls. (Each bowl should be able to hold at least twice the volume of the dough pieces.)
- Working with one piece of dough at a time, shape each into a ball by stretching it and pinching it into a point at the bottom, forming a sort of "skin" that wraps the whole ball. Lightly dust your hands with flour as necessary to prevent excessive sticking. Transfer the ball to one of the oiled bowls and turn it a few times to completely coat the surface in oil, then let it rest seam side down. Repeat Step 2 with remaining dough pieces, then drape a damp kitchen towel over all three bowls. Let the dough balls rest until roughly doubled in volume, about 2 hours.
- Transfer the tomatoes to a fine-mesh strainer set over a large bowl and shake the strainer, allowing the tomatoes to drain thoroughly. Still working in the strainer above the bowl, season well with salt, and, using clean hands, squeeze them through your fingers until a rough purée is formed. (The pieces of tomato should end up ranging from 1/4 inch to roughly 1 inch in size.) Allow any excess liquid to drain (you can save the strainer tomato juice for another use), then transfer the crushed tomatoes to a bowl and set aside.
- Turn out one ball of dough onto a floured work surface and dust thoroughly with more flour. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 10-inch-by-12-to-14-inch oblong. Dust both sides thoroughly with flour, then transfer to a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with remaining two dough balls, stacking them on top of the first with a layer of parchment paper between each.
- To cook, ignite a full chimney of charcoal. When the coals are mostly covered in gray ash, spread evenly under half of the grill. (If using a gas grill, set half the burners to high, leaving the remaining burners off. Cover, and allow to heat for 10 minutes.)
- Using your fingers, carefully lift one piece of rolled-out dough from the stack and drape it quickly on the grill grates directly above the fire. Let it cook without moving until the top starts to bubble and the bottom is lightly browned, about 20 to 30 seconds. Continue cooking, using metal tongs and a large spatula or thin metal pizza peel to move and rotate the crust as it cooks, until the bottom is evenly browned all over with a few charred spots, 1 to 3 minutes.
- Flip the crust, and brush the cooked side with a thin layer of olive oil. Continue cooking until the second side is browned, charred and crisp. Flip again (so that the bubblier side faces up), transfer to a clean baking sheet, and brush the second side with olive oil. Repeat Steps 6 and 7 with remaining two pizza skins, stacking the crusts as they finish cooking. (If using coal, the heat may start to dip. Extend cooking time to compensate, or add 15 to 20 fresh coals to the top of the embers and allow them to ignite before continuing.)
- Working one pizza at a time, transfer the crust to the pizza peel. (A cutting board or the back of a baking sheet will also work.) Spread a thin layer of shredded cheese across the surface of the crust (about 1 cup should do it). Using a spoon, add tablespoon-size dollops of crushed tomatoes, spaced an inch or two apart, across the whole surface of the pizza. Add toppings as desired (see Tips). Slide the pizza onto the cooler side of the grill, cover, and cook until the cheese is melted and the crust is crisp, 1 to 5 minutes total, rotating the pizza occasionally to encourage even melting and crisping. Transfer to a cutting board, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with basil or scallions, cut into squares, and serve immediately. Repeat Step 8 with remaining pizza crusts.
PIZZA ON THE GRILL II
This is pizza made on a gas grill. The results are great, and plenty of variations would work. The trick is to grill one side of the pizza dough first, then add the toppings.
Provided by HJR
Categories Pizza
Time 40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate.
- Roll out prepared pizza dough to a size that will fit your grill. Place on grill for 5 minutes, or to desired doneness, and flip over. Now add the sauce, cheese, green bell pepper and mushrooms.
- Cover the grill and allow to cook over high heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.9 calories, Carbohydrate 19.7 g, Cholesterol 22.1 mg, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 10 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 574 mg, Sugar 3.7 g
Tips:
- Use a pizza stone or baking steel for a crispy crust. Preheat it for at least 15 minutes on the hottest setting of your grill.
- Use a light hand with the flour when shaping the dough. Too much flour will make the crust tough.
- Don't overcrowd the grill. Leave at least 2 inches of space between the pizzas so they cook evenly.
- Keep an eye on the pizzas while they're cooking. They can burn quickly, especially if the grill is too hot.
- Use a pizza peel to transfer the pizzas to and from the grill. This will help you avoid burning yourself.
Conclusion:
Grilling pizza is a great way to enjoy this classic dish during the summer months. With a little practice, you can make delicious pizzas that are just as good as anything you'd get from a pizzeria. So fire up your grill and give it a try!
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