Super Cheesy Homemade Deep Dish Pizza

Is Chicago style deep dish pizza actually pizza? I don't think so... it's more of a casserole but regardless this recipe is delicious! From the copious amounts of sauce to its super cheesiness, you will not walk away from eating this thiccc pizza (if you can even it call it that) disappointed.

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[amandaschahczinski]

Sauce goes on top to prevent the bottom of the crust from becoming a soggy MESS. Cheese in bottom is supposed to be a sort of protective barrier (also why low moisture mozzarella is used). Love me some deep dish... This looked delicious

[XMrPineappleX]

My guy always coming in clutch right as I'm about to sleep

[ThatOneGuyReal]

You should make a cookbook and call it "A weissman once said"

[tylerschoenwolf]

As a Chicagoan, I think the cheese layer was a little thin but thats probably why I weigh 230 lbs.

[SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

"Is Chicago style deep dish pizza actually pizza? I don't think so"
Chicago: *peace was never an option*

[rachelpoulos]

"Ask the people of Chicago"

Everything about a Chicago style pizza is about not sogging out the crust. The cheese creates a barriers between the crust and wet ingredients. Sometimes you'll see the sauce on top of another layer of dough i.e. a stuffed pizza. You should be able to pick up a slice of pizza with no bend, and the bottom should be crispy, and the middle chewy so you have more textural interest.

[ClassicDepravities]

"i don't think this is actually pizza"

this chicago boy: so you've chosen death

[suekim]

"This is a casserole, tbh it's not pizza"
--5 seconds later--
"This is a wonderful bite of pizza"

[Davirtm]

“Dissolve yeast into warm water, around 35 degrees Celsius”
Me, a Brazilian: okay, so room temperature.

[TheMDR]

“It’s not pizza.”
Chicago has left the chat.

[CHEFPKR]

Don't worry Josh, I'm on a diet too. We can share the pizza.

[oogaandboogainc]

MY MAN GOT SPONSORED BY GEICO?!? WE KNOW THAT LIZZARD GOT A SLICEEEE.

[studentman]

"It's an inverted pizza, you put the sauce on top, Why Chicago... Why!"

Me: Our goals are beyond your understanding

[sarahaid]

This recipe is fire. Not only have I never made a deep dish pizza, I've never ate one before. I made this tonight for my family, and it's delicious. Thanks for always putting out choice content 👌

[aadi]

The way Josh's food lives in my mind rent free

[Trathaal]

Technically, as the crust wraps up and around the side, and the top is left open without crust, *deep dish pizza is a tart* .
Put a layer of dough over the top and you have yourself a pie!

[guscanterbury]

This just in... We are experiencing massive cheese shortages across the US

[chataclysm]

The sauce on top thing is also done in other places and referred to as the upside-down Sicillian. It actually changes things quite a lot chemically, because the cheese isn't getting as much dry heat so it doesn't have a chance to separate, leaving you with melted, stretchy cheese that hasn't squeezed out as much of its fat into that orange grease layer you usually get on pizza. Doing it this way also means that you get less of the browned flavour from the cheese so the mozzarella stays way more milky.

[mattfromtarget]

Josh if deep dish were layered normally: “the bottom is soggy and not KWISPY”
Chicago: okay I’ll put cheese on the bottom to keep it crispy for you josh
Josh: CASSEROLE

[davidwhite]

When you bake a pizza at 425 for 25min, you'll know why the topping sequence is reversed.