Deep dish pizza

ingredients

1-2 packages of your favorite pizza crust (homemade or store bought, 2 packages for spring form, 1 package for cast iron pan.)
Sauce –
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons garlic
1 28 oz can plum tomatoes
3 Tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 cup onion (minced)
1 1/2 teaspoons basil
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons red wine
Filling -
1 lb Italian sausage (cooked)
1 package pepperonis
1 can sliced mushrooms
1 onion (sliced)
1 green bell pepper (sliced)
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
1 1/2 lbs mozzarella cheese
1 tablespoon cornmeal

1
To make pizza sauce – sauté garlic in olive oil for 30 seconds. Add canned plum tomatoes, tomato paste, minced onion, basic, oregano, salt, sugar and wine and mix well. Simmer for 20 minutes or until sauce thickens.
2
Lightly grease a 10”cast iron pan Step 1: Press pizza dough onto the bottom and about 1 1/2 inches up the side of a cast iron pan (don’t press all the way to the very top of the pan but close).
3
Step 2: Layer crust with cheese, sausage, pepperonis, mushrooms, onions, green peppers and sauce. Add additional cheese on top of sauce if desired.
4
Step 3: Bake in the oven at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.and the end result…

Source: Jake Turner