Pequod Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 @Shuley‘s recent cook reminded me that this has been on my to do list for far too long. In keeping with my current theme of cooks inspired by foreign cultures, tonight I finally got around to Detroit! Yes, it’s in the USA, but Detroit deserves special recognition and qualifies as foreign...to me, at least. Biggest city ever to declare bankruptcy, population 1/3 of what it was in 1950, and one of the highest murder rates in the country. And yet with all of that going for it, they also figured out their very own variant of deep dish pizza. Being a Chicago Deep Dish aficionado, I had to cook this for comparison and to see what all the fuss was all about. I’m using Kenji’s recipe from Serious Eats to the letter. The right pan, brick cheese, and the thick sliced pepperoni he calls for. One of the big differences from Chicago Deep Dish is the use of a cooked sauce with multiple ingredients: The dough for this pizza is very high Hydration, has no oil, and is kneaded a long time. Chicago Dish Dish crust is a biscuit. This will be bread. Assembly: Got the 23 heat soaked at exactly the right temp. Pizza goes on. Admiring my 23 and noting the need to clean the cap whilst I wait. Done! Beautiful! Nailed the blackened edge! This is an excellent pizza that deserves a spot in the rotation. Very different from Chicago style, but that’s not a bad thing. Hats off to Detroit! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) Pequod, that pizza looks sooooo tasty, perfectly done, I'd say. I have not heard of ground tomatoes and don't expect one can locate them in my area, but I could dehydrate some of my tomatoes when they grow and then grind them. Edited July 1, 2018 by MacKenzie 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGSHEP Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Pequod, the people in Detroit would say well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Great Detroit Pizza. Looks delicious and you kept it true to form. Awesome job. On the guru one of my pizza challenge votes went to @Shuley's Detroit Pizza because she was the one Detroit entry that most kept it true to form. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted July 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 hour ago, BIGSHEP said: Pequod, the people in Detroit would say well done. Good to see you, Shep! How’s the dog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amusedtodeath Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Nice looking pie! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Serious Detroit pie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGSHEP Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 8 hours ago, Pequod said: Good to see you, Shep! How’s the dog? The dog is great. He is back to normal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Looks delishOutback kamado Bar and Grill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 Awesome! How did you find the brick cheese? We were definitely fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted July 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 12 minutes ago, Shuley said: Awesome! How did you find the brick cheese? We were definitely fans. I got mine from Pennsylvania Macaroni, which is my source for Italian ingredients. I place an order periodically, so added brick cheese to my next when I saw your post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokydave Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) Trying to perfect my Detroit style pizza. Used the King Arthur recipe for the dough and did 2.5X so it would fit my giant Lloyd pan. I added garlic powder and Italian seasoning to the dough which I’m sure will make the purists shudder, but it was pretty tasty. My family likes it loaded up so we used mozz and muenster (can’t find brick cheese anywhere), pepperoni, chopped kalamata’s, and thinly sliced onions. Cooked at 450, no stone or steel and the crust was nice. Not as chewy as I wanted but we ate it all. Bottom pic is the finished product, although it’s hard to tell. Edited March 9, 2021 by Smokydave 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 The caramelized edges are a dead give away for the cooked version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 That looks good DaveSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 Looks tasty to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C6Bill Posted September 4, 2021 Report Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) Am I the only one who slides their DSP out of the pan and puts it on the stone for another minute to get a little extra crisp on the bottom ? I’ve been making them for a few years now, I bought a pizza oven when the lesser ceramic cookers failed to deliver the results I was looking for in a pie. But I will be making them in the KK going forward 😁 sorry for the crappy pic, it is a screen shot of a video Edited September 4, 2021 by C6Bill 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOC Posted September 4, 2021 Report Share Posted September 4, 2021 @C6Bill Do you cook it in pan on the stone first and then pull it for the final crisp? Love a good DSPSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted September 4, 2021 Report Share Posted September 4, 2021 DSP is a classic and one of my favs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted September 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 Not a bad idea, although mine tend to have red stripes of sauce dripping everywhere when depanning. One thing I’ve changed in my DSP is that I now use my sourdough focaccia recipe for the crust and make sure to get about 1/3 of the cubed cheese pushed into the dough during final assembly. Makes for little cheese bombs in the crust. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C6Bill Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 On 9/4/2021 at 8:51 AM, BOC said: @C6Bill Do you cook it in pan on the stone first and then pull it for the final crisp? Love a good DSP Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Always cooked in the pan then removed from the pan and put back in to crisp the bottom. I don’t cook with cause on the pie, I use sauce for dipping after 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
