In an effort to prove to a certain someone that sauerkraut as a pizza topping is a winning idea, I made a beef and sauerkraut pizza a few days ago. It might not look like much, but it was one of the better pizzas I’ve ever made. Said skeptic was blown away. Mission: accomplished.
What you’ll need:
Tomato sauce
Ground beef or pork (or brats!)
Oregano
Red pepper flakes
Sauerkraut
Mozzarella and/or provolone
How to:
1. Make/buy pizza dough. Preheat the oven to 450 or higher.
2. Saute half an onion in a little oil until soft. Add about 1/2 lb. ground beef or pork. Season with salt, pepper, oregano, and red pepper flakes, and cook until the meat is browned.
3. Oil a baking sheet (I used a 9X13 brownie pan for a slightly thicker crust) and spread the dough to the edges.
4. Spread the sauce over the dough. Top with the beef and big spoonfuls of sauerkraut. Add a little more sauerkraut – you will be happy that you did this. Cover it all with a bunch of cheese.
5. Bake until the cheese is melted and browned to your liking.
I would never have believed that sauerkraut could ever work on a pizza. But, yours looks so good that I’ll have to change my beliefs.
This looks fantastic….I am going to have to give it a try and report back to you! Miss you. xoxo
Good luck! Hope you enjoy it.
question: how much sauerkraut should I use?
I think the more, the better. I wouldn’t use the whole can or anything, but I usually put a lot of big globs of it all over thinking I’ve used a lot and then end up wishing I’d used more. If you don’t add enough, you have an excuse to make it again.
We made the pizza and it was delicious! However, I think we definitely under seasoned it. Do you have suggestions on the amounts for each spice??
Hmm… I made it a while ago and really don’t remember the seasoning amounts. I think we just tasted as we went. A different approach would be to use sausage – Italian, spicy, whatever you like. That’s actually what I use more often than beef, and now I’m beginning to wonder why I posted the beef version and not the pork one…