Cast-iron pizza with fennel and sausage recipe

Ingredients for Cast-iron pizza with fennel and sausage

• 340 g store-bought pizza dough, room temperature

• 75 ml extra-virgin olive oil, divided

• 225 g sweet Italian sausage, casings removed

• 80 ml prepared marinara

• 90 g coarsely grated low-moisture mozzarella

• 1/2 small fennel bulb, very thinly sliced

• 3 garlic cloves, very thinly sliced

• kosher salt

• crushed red pepper flakes, torn basil leaves (for serving)

How to make Cast-iron pizza with fennel and sausage

1. Place a rack in the top-most position of the oven and preheat it to 250°C.

2. Place the dough on a work surface and drizzle with 15 ml of oil, turning to coat. Stretch the dough out to a 25 cm round and cover loosely with cling film.

3. Heat 15 ml of oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Cook the sausage, breaking it into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until browned in spots and cooked through, about 5–8 minutes. Transfer the sausage to a small bowl.

4. Remove the frying pan from the heat and carefully lay the dough inside, using a spoon to help extend it all the way to the edges. Season with salt, then spread the marinara sauce evenly over the entire surface of the dough.

5. Top with mozzarella, followed by fennel, garlic, and the cooked sausage. Drizzle with another 30 ml of oil.

6. Peek underneath the crust; it should be golden brown and crisp from the residual heat in the frying pan. If it’s not, set the pan over medium-low heat and cook until the crust is golden brown, about 3 minutes.

7. Transfer the frying pan to the oven and bake the pizza on the top rack until the crust is golden brown around the edges and the cheese is browned in spots and bubbling all over, about 10–14 minutes.

8. Let the pizza cool for 5 minutes, then top with red pepper flakes and fresh basil. Sprinkle with additional salt and drizzle with the remaining 15 ml of oil.

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