If I ask Marc what he wants for dinner, there are a couple of likely responses: 1. Spaghetti. 2. Shrimp Pineapple Curry. 3. Pizza. When Marc asks for pizza, I know he means our House Pizza: Hawaiian. You may have notice that two of the three involve pineapple. Pineapple is one of the few things on the planet that Marc is undisciplined towards; in fact, I’ve seen him eat a whole pineapple and then of course, feel terrible afterward. Hawaiian Pizza has been Marc’s favorite for as long as I can remember, most likely because of the pineapple? While I like a lot of variety when it comes to pizza toppings, it doesn’t make me sad that Marc always requests Hawaiian because it’s a favorite of mine as well. There’s something about the salty meat and the sweet pineapple that just works, particularly when paired with melted mozzarella; so leftover ham is always good news in our household. I do tend to change things up a bit from your standard Hawaiian pizza because I spice up my crust with chili flakes or jalapeño, but there’s not reason you need to if spicy isn’t your thing. Aside from being generally awesome the real reason that Hawaiian Pizza is our House Pizza is that even when Marc requests day of Hawaiian Pizza I can usually make it happen for him because it’s super easy to keep the ingredients on hand. I always have jarred tomatoes, frozen shredded mozzarella, and canned pineapple, so even when we’ve been out of town for weeks, House Pizza: Hawaiian Pizza can be on the menu.
House Pizza: Hawaiian
Ingredients
- Pizza Dough
- 1 cup+ pizza sauce homemade or jarred works
- ½ - 1 cup red bell pepper slices optional
- 1 cup pineapple chunks or tidbits Using fresh? Here’s how to break it down…
- ½ - 1 cup chopped ham salami, capricola, spicy sausage of your choice
- 1-2 cups shredded mozzarella
- 2 teaspoons dried chili flakes for crust or 1 minced jalapeño
Instructions
- When I make the dough for this pizza, I modify it a bit, by adding either minced jalapeño or chili flakes to the flour. Then I proceed to make the well, etc.
- After about 20 minutes, preheat the oven to 550° F. When dough has doubled in volume, it’s time to get started.
- Sprinkle your work surface with a little flour and roll out the dough.
- Sprinkle a pizza stone or upside down sheet pan with cornmeal.
- Lay the dough on top and roll the edges over to create a wall for the sauce.
- Spread the sauce. Cover with cheese. Top with the pineapple and ham
(and red peppers if you like). 
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until the cheese is getting golden.
- Remove from oven.
- Let rest five minutes before you slice it. If you've never had it, or never made your own Hawaiian Pizza, you're in for a serious treat.
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