It’s Corn! How to Make a Corn and Bacon Pizza
It’s Corn! Inspired by the famous seasonal Corn Pie from Razza in Jersey City, NJ this sweet corn and bacon pizza showcases summer’s favorite lump with knobs along with smoky bacon, shaved shallots, and a blast of heat from Calabrian chili paste. I can’t imagine a more beautiful thing.
In the video I’m using my no-knead pizza dough recipe. It’s an easy Ooni pizza dough recipe designed for home pizza making. If sourdough pizza is more your style check out my Ooni sourdough pizza recipe. I’m baking the pizza in the Ooni Karu 16 Multi-Fuel Pizza Oven my favorite pizza oven in the Ooni Pizza Oven lineup. Support the creation of more free recipes and content by purchasing Ooni products through my links! Thank you! One love!
Spicy Corn and Bacon Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 ear Fresh Corn
- 1 strip Bacon Cut into small strips.
- 4 oz Fresh Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 Sweet Italian Pepper Thinly sliced.
- 1 large Shallot Shaved thin on a mandoline
- 1/3 cup Calabrian Chili Peppers or 1-2TB Calabrian Chili Pepper Paste
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 ball Pizza Dough
Instructions
To Make the Calabrian Chili Pepper Paste
- Add Calabrian Chili Peppers to the bowl of a small food processor. Process till smooth. This will make more than enough for 1 pizza, reserve the rest for other uses or serve as a condiment with the pizza. It's amazing! (and spicy!)
To Make the Pizza
- Preheat your Ooni Pizza Oven for at least 30 minutes, I like to heat the center of the oven deck to around 850f before turning the oven down to bake this pizza. For the Ooni Karu 16 bake with the flame at the lowest setting with the flame still crawling above the oven floor. For the Ooni Koda 16 bake on low or "ultra low."
- Shuck the fresh corn and slice the kernels whole off the cob. Toss with 1-2TB olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Begin building the pizza by topping the dough with the fresh mozzarella, breaking it into small chunks as you top the pizza. Next add the shaved shallots followed by the corn and sliced sweet peppers. Top with bacon. Using a small spoon top the pizza with about 1TB of the Calabiran chili pepper paste. It's pretty spicy so adjust as needed. Season the pizza with a few cranks of fresh ground black pepper.
- Bake in your Ooni pizza oven till fully baked and nicely colored (I aim for a 3-4 minute bake for a more crispy bottom.
- Let the crust set on a wire rack for a least 30 seconds. Finish with a generous handful of the fresh herbs. Slice into 6 slices, serve immediately. I serve my pizza on this 14" Wooden Pizza Peel.
Notes
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