New York Style Pizza with Kimchi, Soppressata, and Maitake Mushrooms Recipe

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J. Kenji López-Alt
Kenji Lopez Alt
Culinary Consultant
Kenji is the former culinary director for Serious Eats and a current culinary consultant for the site. He is also a New York Times food columnist and the author of The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science.
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Updated August 09, 2018
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Recipe Details

New York Style Pizza with Kimchi, Soppressata, and Maitake Mushrooms Recipe

Prep 50 mins
Cook 40 mins
Active 45 mins
Total 90 mins
Serves 4 to 6 servings
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Ingredients

  • 8 ounces maitake mushrooms, trimmed and broken into individual pieces

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 recipe Basic New York Pizza Dough, divided and risen at least 2 hours, or 3 (12-ounce) balls store-bought pizza dough, risen at least two hours

  • 1 recipe New York Pizza Sauce

  • 1 pound grated full-fat dry mozzarella cheese (about 4 cups)

  • 1 (12 ounce) jar kimchi, drained and roughly chopped

  • 9 ounces thinly sliced hot soppressata or pepperoni

  • 12 scallions, roughly chopped

  • 2 tablespoons ginger grated on the large holes of a box grater

Directions

  1. At least 45 minutes before baking, place a baking stone or steel on an oven rack set to the top position and preheat oven to 550°F. Toss mushrooms in a medium bowl with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

  2. Turn single dough ball out onto lightly flour surface. Gently press out dough into rough 8-inch circle, leaving outer 1-inch higher than the rest. Gently stretch dough by draping over knuckles into a 12 to 14-inch circle about 1/4-inch thick. Transfer to pizza peel.

  3. Spread approximately 2/3 cup of sauce evenly over surface of crust, leaving 1/2 to 1-inch border along edge. Evenly spread 1/3 of mozzarella over sauce. Top with 1/3 of kimchi, 1/3 of soppressata, 1/3 of mushrooms, 1/3 of scallions, and 1/3 of grated ginger. Slide pizza onto stone or steel and bake until cheese is melted, coppa has started to crisp, and crust underbelly is spotty brown, 6 to 12 minutes total. Remove from oven with metal pizza peel, sprinkle with 1 ounce Parmesan, transfer to cutting board, slice, and serve. Repeat steps 3 and 4 with remaining ingredients to make 2 additional pizzas.

Special equipment

Baking stone or steel

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
983Calories
50gFat
93gCarbs
39gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4 to 6
Amount per serving
Calories983
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 50g64%
Saturated Fat 19g95%
Cholesterol 100mg33%
Sodium 2376mg103%
Total Carbohydrate 93g34%
Dietary Fiber 7g27%
Total Sugars 10g
Protein 39g
Vitamin C 15mg76%
Calcium 489mg38%
Iron 8mg45%
Potassium 843mg18%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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