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Taco Pizza with Cornmeal Crust
A homemade pizza crust made with cornmeal and topped with Mexican seasoned ground beef, sharp cheddar cheese, iceberg lettuce, and fresh tomatoes.
servings: 4
total time: 1 hour 45 minutes
recipe by: Frankie
Ingredients
- THE DOUGH:
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 packet (2 1/4 tsp) active dry yeast
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 TBSP plus 1 tsp olive oil
- THE TOPPINGS:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 TBSP chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
- 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
- sour cream, hot sauce
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Directions
- THE DOUGH:
- Add the water to a large mixing bowl then sprinkle on the yeast. Stir in the flour, cornmeal, salt, and 2 TBSP of the olive oil and to stir until well combined and a dough is formed.
- Knead the dough while in the bowl by hand for about 5 minutes then form into a smooth ball. Place the dough ball into a large clean bowl and drizzle the 1 tsp of oil over top. Flip the dough ball around a few times to cover the outside of the dough in the oil.
- Loosely cover the bowl and set in a warm place to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- THE TOPPINGS:
- Add the ground beef and onion to a saute pan over medium-high heat. Cook, while breaking up the beef with a spatula, until beef is browned, about 8 minutes.
- Stir the garlic, chili powder, cumin, and salt in with the beef until well combined. Stir in the water and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Take the pan off the heat and set aside.
- THE ASSEMBLY:
- Preheat the oven to 475°F. Lightly oil an 18x13-inch rimmed baking sheet and set aside.
- Punch down your dough and stretch it to fit inside the baking sheet.
- Bake the dough in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes.
- Take the dough out of the oven and spread the beef mixture evenly over top then sprinkle the cheese evenly on top of the beef.
- Place it back in the oven and bake until cheese is melted about 5 minutes.
- Transfer the pizza to a cutting board and sprinkle the lettuce and tomatoes on top.
- Slice the pizza into squares then top with sour cream and hot sauce. Eat the slices like a pizza or fold the slices and eat like a taco.
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