Italian beef pizza recipe

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Ingredients

1 deep dish pizza crust

For the cheese:

1/2 cup mozzarella
1/2 cup provolone

For the sauce:

1 pound ground beef (optional)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1, 14-ounce can of tomato sauce
1 tablespoon dried basil

For the toppings:

1 pound roast beef (preferably homemade roast beef, not deli slices)
4 tablespoons giardiniera (Giardiniera is a blend of pickled vegetables and usually a few chilies)
12 dill pickle rounds
12 pickled sport peppers (like in a Chicago-style hot dog)

Directions

If you are using a crust mix, follow the package instructions for making and pre-baking a deep dish pizza. If your mix does not have pre-baking instructions, bake it for 15 minutes in a 350 degree F oven. If you are using a pre-made crust, it doesn't need to be pre-baked. Premade or not, try to bake the pizza in a pan that has high sides to give the crust enough support to keep its shape

While the crust is baking, start making the sauce: brown the hamburger in a skillet. The hamburger does not need to be put on the pizza (though it certainly can), but it will add a nice flavor to the sauce. When the hamburger is browned, remove it from the skillet and add the garlic; sauté the garlic for 30 seconds, then add the tomato sauce and basil; bring to a boil and set aside.

Once the sauce is ready, construct the pizza Chicago-style. Put both kinds of cheese on the crust, then add all the toppings, and finish with the sauce; bake until the cheese melts, for about 8 to 10 minutes.

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