How To Cook Pizza On A Bbq Grill
Let the dough cook for about 3 minutes with the lid off or 1 to 2 minutes with the lid on.
How to cook pizza on a bbq grill. For my taste nothing beats that extra layer of smokey flavor that absorbs into the crust when the pizza cooks in a smokey setting. In a large skillet over medium high heat warm the oil. There are 2 ways to grill pizza. And the first step to getting perfect crust is to par bake the pizza dough on the grill.
The grills can cook the pizzas successfully but make sure that you have the temperature on the highest setting and preheat the grill for 5 minutes before inserting the pizza inside. Remove the balls of dough from the refrigerator if necessary about 1 hour before grilling so the dough will be easier to roll. Typically thin crusted they re lightly sauced because too much sauce spells a soggy crust and require minimal toppings. This process is a learning curve but typically the hotter the grill the better it would be.
Both methods require a closed lid to take advantage of a grill s convection heat which will produce slightly charred golden brown crusted covered in the bubbly toppings of your choice. On a pizza stone and directly on your cooking grates. Once your bbq grill has reached about 400 degrees use your pizza peel which has been lightly dusted with cornmeal and pick up your topped pizza and place it onto the pizza stone and close the lid. Top with mozzarella and pepperoni.
Grill one side of the pizza. After adding your toppings close the lid and let your pizza cook. Prepare the grill for high direct heat prepare a small bowl with olive oil for greasing the grill grates and for brushing the pizza. Carefully slide pizza dough onto the grill.
Brush pizza crust with olive oil and spread on pizza sauce. You can also move the pizza to a cooler part of the grill. Also they cook very fast. Using tongs lift dough and check to see if lightly brown.
2 prep grill and toppings. Cook the pizza for 3 to 5 minutes on gas grills. With grilled pizza the crust is the star. Lay the dough round on the grill with the olive oil side down brush the top of the dough with a thin layer of olive oil too.
Using tongs and a sheet pan flip the pizza dough so it s grilled side up. 1 make the pizza dough or use prepared pizza dough. Cook your pizza and serve. The trick here is to use enough cornmeal on the pizza peel to keep the dough from sticking and to hold it an.
Take the lid off the grill. Close grill and cook for 2 3 minutes. Since pellet grills are fueled by wood pellets made for grilling and smoking you can achieve incredible wood fired flavors on a pellet grill pizza that you just wouldn t get by cooking it in a traditional oven.