How To Make New Haven Pizza
Guest chef gail churinetz and pmq s brian hernandez show you how to make a new haven clam apizza in the style of pizza legend frank pepe.
How to make new haven pizza. Make the pizza dough at least 24 hours ahead. Welcome to new haven a city that has some of the best pizza around. Optional mozzarella cheese whole milk not skim. Sprinkle yeast over water and let stand until foamy about 5 minutes.
If you grew up in or around the elm city your pizza parlor allegiance can be fierce. Frank pinello our host has never been to new haven. This episode is not about pizza. Move an oven rack to the lowest position.
Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 14 in. How to make a new haven clam pizza recipe video. Bake at 425 for 6 8 minutes. In the meantime mostly drain the clams retaining about 2 tablespoons liquid.
A hotter crispier and dirtier descendant of neapolitan style pie. Sprinkle remaining ingredients over crust in order listed. Smash the whole tomatoes with a dusting of oregano. If you are new to pizza making i would not use ice water try and match the temperature of the water and yeast and the salt towards the end of the mixing process.
The dough to use for making new haven style pizza and or pizzas in the style of lombardi s totonno s or grimaldi s. Mix together the chopped clams and juice olive oil oregano and garlic in a bowl. Prick dough several times with a fork. Slightly sticky and may be tricky to work with.
Makes a thin crisp crust with airy pockets in the crown. New haven style pizza is the latter. Place in a warm area until the dough doubles in size about 2 hours. Use a wooden.
That s just my opinion. What ribs are to kansas city cheesesteak to philadelphia and crabcakes to baltimore pizza is to new haven. Build up edges slightly. Setup the special sauce.
I knead a pizza. Salt can kill yeast if you really push it. Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. In a small bowl dissolve sugar in 1 4 cup water.
Bake the pizza for about 15 minutes until the crust is deep brown and. Preheat the oven to 500 for 30 minutes. Bake for 13 15 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese is melted.