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Detroit Style Sausage Fennel Pizza

This Detroit Style Sausage Fennel Pizza will absolutely knock your socks off with the perfect crusty crust, gooey cheese and tons of delish sausage on top for BALANCE!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Proof Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 953 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the Pizza
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 batch Detroit style pizza dough, recipe below
  • 8 ounces sausage
  • ½ small fennel bulb, very thinly sliced
  • 8 ounces brick style whole-milk mozzarella cheese, cut into ½-inch cubes
  • ½ cup olive oil, mixed with 8 cloves of chopped garlic
  • red fresno chiles to garnish
  • red pepper flakes and basil to garnish
For the Dough
  • 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon Rapid Rise Yeast
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • olive oil as needed

Instructions

For the Dough
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  1. Put the flour, salt, yeast and sugar in a food processor with a metal blade attachment and pulse to combine. Add 1 cup warm water, then process until a ball forms, about 30 seconds (if a ball does not form, add a bit more flour). Process for another 30 seconds, then roll into a tight ball and place in a lightly oiled bowl. Proof in a warm spot until the dough doubles in size, about 2 hours.
For the Pizza
  1. Position an oven rack in the bottom of the oven and preheat to 500 F. Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium. Cook sausage, breaking up into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until browned in spots and cooked though, 5–8 minutes. Transfer sausage to a small bowl and drain any excess fat.
  2. Pour the remaining olive oil in a large, rectangle metal cake pan (roughly 10 x 14inches) or a 12 inch cast iron skillet. Put the dough in the pan and gently stretch it out to fit so the dough reaches the corners.
  3. Drizzle half of the garlic oil sauce on top. Layer the sausage and sliced fennel on the dough. Then lay the cheese cubes all over, especially around the perimeter up to the edge of the pan. Drizzle the rest of the garlic oil sauce on top and scatter with sliced red fresnos.
  4. Bake until bubbly and golden and a crispy cheese crust has formed, 10 to 15 minutes. Use spatula to loosen up the edges and remove the pizza from the metal pan and place on a cutting board. Slice into pieces and garnish.

Notes

  • Make sure to get the cheese right in the edges of the pan - that's what makes this a characteristic Detroit-style pizza!

Nutrition Information

Calories 953kcal (48%) Carbohydrates 59g (20%) Protein 30g (60%) Fat 66g (102%) Saturated Fat 18g (90%) Polyunsaturated Fat 7g Monounsaturated Fat 38g Trans Fat 0.1g Cholesterol 86mg (29%) Sodium 1898mg (79%) Potassium 409mg (12%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 466IU (9%) Vitamin C 4mg (4%) Calcium 318mg (32%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 953

% Daily Value*

Calories 953kcal 48%
Carbohydrates 59g 20%
Protein 30g 60%
Fat 66g 102%
Saturated Fat 18g 90%
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g 41%
Monounsaturated Fat 38g 190%
Trans Fat 0.1g 5%
Cholesterol 86mg 29%
Sodium 1898mg 79%
Potassium 409mg 9%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 466IU 9%
Vitamin C 4mg 4%
Calcium 318mg 32%
Iron 5mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.