Birria Pizza
Birria Pizza: Chewy crust topped with tender shredded birria beef, smoky birria stew, loads of melted cheese, chopped sweet onion, fresh cilantro, a squeeze of fresh lime, and a bowl of red chile sauce for dipping. Imagine the best tacos you’ve ever tasted turned into a pizza and you have an idea just how fabulous this pizza is.
Equipment
- oven
- Pizza stone or steel or pizza pan
- cutting board
- chef's knife
- cutting board
Ingredients
- 1 pound pizza dough
- Cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil plus extra if using a pizza pan
- 1 cup birria consomé stew, plus more for serving
- 1 cup leftover birria
- 2 cups grated Oaxaca cheese or Monterey Jack or Mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup chopped white, red, or sweet onion
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 lime cut into wedges
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450ºF. If you’re using a pizza stone or steel, preheat it in on the center rack along with the oven.
- If using a pizza pan or sheet pan, grease the pan liberally and scatter cornmeal over it.
- Use your hands to stretch the pizza dough gently into a circle about 12 to 14-inches in diameter. If you’re using a pizza steel or stone, scatter cornmeal over your pizza peel.
- Transfer the dough to your prepared pan or peel. If using the peel, shimmy it once or twice to be sure it doesn’t stick. Add more cornmeal under the dough if necessary.
- Brush the edges of the dough with the extra virgin olive oil Spread half of the birria consommé over the dough.
- Scatter half of the grated cheese over the dough, followed by the birria meat, and the remaining half of the grated cheese. Dollop the remaining consommé around the top of the pizza by tablespoonfuls.
- Carefully transfer the pizza to the stone or steel, or slide the pizza pan into the oven. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until the pizza crust is golden brown, the cheese is melted and golden, and the sauce is bubbling.
- Garnish with the chopped onion and cilantro, slice, and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 903kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 50gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 30gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 2194mgPotassium: 239mgFiber: 2gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 47IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 84mgIron: 5mg
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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