Pizza Alla Vodka


Inspired by the popular pasta with vodka sauce.

Steps


Preheat oven to 500.
Place a pizza stone on a rack in the lowest level of the oven.
Make the sauce: melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
Add in the garlic.
Cook 30 seconds or until lightly golden.
Add in the vodka.
Cook about 1 minute more until the alcohol evaporates.
Add in the tomatoes , crushed red pepper , and salt to taste.
Simmer 10 minutes.
Add in the cream and peas.
Cook until the sauce is reduced and thickened , about 5 minutes.
Let cool.
Place 1 ball of dough on a floured surface.
Holding you hands flat , pat the ball out evenly with your fingers , lifting it and turning it over several times , until it reaches a 12-inch circle (dont knead the dough or handle it any more than is necessary.
If the dough seems sticky , dust it lightly with flour.
Dust a pizza peel or rimless cookie sheet with flour.
Carefully transfer the circle of dough to the peel , reshaping it as needed.
Shake the peel once or twice to make sure the dough does not stick.
If it do.

Ingredients


butter, garlic clove, vodka, chopped tomato, crushed red pepper flakes, salt, whipping cream, frozen peas, pizza dough, mozzarella cheese, mushroom, pecorino romano cheese, fresh basil, prosciutto