Hope McCarthyComment

Clam Pizza

Hope McCarthyComment
Clam Pizza

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 lb refrigerated pizza dough

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil

  • 1/2 sweet onion diced

  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

  • 2-6.5 oz cans of minced clams (strained with liquid reserved)

  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Italian herb blend

  • 2 cloves minced or grated garlic

  • 1/3 cup minced Italian parsley

  • 1 cup grated Parmesan

  • flour for rolling out dough

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. 1 hour ahead of time, preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place pizza stone in the oven during preheating.

  2. Remove pizza dough from fridge.

  3. In a skillet on medium heat, sauteé diced onions, garlic and crushed red pepper flakes until onions are very soft. About 15 minutes.

  4. Add Italian herbs and sauteé for another 2 minutes. 

  5. Increase heat to medium and add 1 can of clam liquid. Simmer until liquid is reduced and thick. About 5 minutes

  6. Remove from heat. Add clams and parsley. Stir until combined.

  7. Sprinkle a large flat surface with a couple Tbsp of flour. Roll out pizza dough with a rolling pin until it is an 1/2 smaller than the pizza stone.

  8. Remove pizza stone from the oven. Transfer dough to the stone. You will notice the dough starts to cook. This is what you want!

  9. Spread clam sauce over the dough and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

  10. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and starting to brown in spots.

  11. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before eating if you want to save the roof of your mouth.

  12. This makes a great appetizer sliced into thin wedges.

* I highly recommend investing in a pizza stone. It is necessary for homemade pizza and comes in handy for lots of other recipes that require even heat distribution. My mom uses hers to make tortilla chips!