Homemade Meat Lovers Pizza - XII West Coast Pilsner Anniversary Brew Pairing
Celebrate 12 years of Historic Brewing Co. with our XII West Coast Pils, a West Coast twist on a classic pilsner. Brewed with Fruity Elani hops and dry-hopped with Krush and Elani, this crushable beer bursts with tropical fruit and sweet lemon flavors. Pair it with a homemade meat-lovers pizza, and you’ve got a match made in comfort-food heaven—zesty, flavorful, and totally satisfying. According to our Head Brewer, Zack, this might just be one of the best beers he’s ever made, and we’re not arguing with him.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Equipment:
Pizza Stone or Baking Sheet
Rolling Pin
Ingredients:
8 oz Italian sausage mild or spicy
4 oz diced pancetta or thick-cut bacon
1 pound pizza dough store-bought or homemade
Semolina flour optional, for dusting pizza peel
1/2 cup marinara sauce or pizza sauce; store-bought or homemade
1 cup freshly shredded mozzarella cheese
1 oz thin-sliced ham
8 slices pepperoni
Chili oil or garlic oil; optional, for drizzling
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 500°F. If you have a pizza stone, warm it up for about 30 minutes.
Cook the sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it turns light brown and is no longer pink. This takes around 3 minutes. Break it into pieces as it cooks. Then, drain it and put it on a plate with paper towels.
In the same skillet, cook the pancetta or bacon until it’s golden brown, about 2 minutes. Then, place it on a plate with paper towels. Set aside.
Roll out or gently stretch your pizza dough into a big circle. If you’re not using a pizza stone, put the stretched dough on a baking sheet with parchment paper. But if you have a pizza stone, put a bit of semolina flour on a pizza peel and place the dough there.
Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top. Add the cooked sausage, pancetta/bacon, and the ham (tear the ham into pieces).
Lay the pepperoni slices on top and put your pizza into the oven.
Bake for 6-9 minutes until the crust's edges are golden brown and the cheese melts.
Serve it with chili or garlic oil if you like. Enjoy!
