Kimchi Tang Soo Yook Pizza (South Korea)

Kimchi Tang Soo Yook Pizza
Kimchi Tang Soo Yook Pizza

Kimchi Tang Soo Yook

Originating from South Korea, this Kimchi Tang Soo Yook pizza is a very tasty pizza you may enjoy.

Baked with care, this type of pizza has a rich flavor, coupled with a utopian scent.

Best made with delicious ingredients and add them to the perfect crust for your family and friends to enjoy a gratifying pizza feast.

Are you into Meat pizza with Kimchi sauce? Then you can’t ignore this one.

Pizza is a fun food to make as a group because it’s interactive and allows everyone to get creative with their toppings. Everyone can choose their own toppings and make their own personalized pizza. Plus, it’s a great way to bond and spend time together while creating something tasty.

You can make the dough from scratch, or even use pre-made dough, and have a mini pizza making party. It’s a great activity for kids and adults alike, everyone can get involved and have fun. It’s also a great way to teach kids about cooking and different ingredients.

Additionally, making pizza together is a great way to break the ice and get to know each other if you are in a new group. Overall, pizza making is a fun, interactive and tasty way to bring people together, have a good time and make memories.

Pizza in South Korea

Pizza isn’t regularly consumed in South Korea, compared to many other local dishes. Most South Korean meals are based on rice, Meat, seafood and vegetables. The very tasty Kimchi is served with just about every meal.

Take a look at some of the other pizzas from South Korea here.

Kimchi Tang Soo Yook Pizza at a glance
Origin South Korea
Type Meat
Sauce Kimchi Sauce

Kimchi Tang Soo Yook Pizza Recipe

Below we’ve put together a recipe for you to make your own homemade Kimchi Tang Soo Yook Pizza either in your wood fired pizza oven or your kitchen oven.

Preparation time
Dough 2 hours
Assembly 10 minutes
Baking 12-20 minutes

Kimchi Tang Soo Yook Pizza Ingredients

Choose enough pizza toppings for the amount of pizzas you will be creating. The pizza sauce and dough ingredients below are designed for 3-4 pizzas, so scale up or down, based on your requirements.

Kimchi Tang Soo Yook Pizza

Simple Pizza dough

  • 400 g (2 2/3 cups) 00 or pizza flour
  • 1 cup (250 ml) luke-warm water
  • 2 tsps (7 g sachet) dried yeast
  • 2 tsps salt
  • 3 tbsps (1/4 cup) olive oil

Kimchi Tang Soo Yook Pizza Toppings

Toppings used in this pizza recipe, are;

  • Tang Soo Yook
  • Mozzarella
  • Corn
  • Olives
  • Spicy Kimchi

Easy Tomato Pizza Sauce

  • 1 can (15oz/420g) diced or crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (6oz/170g) can of tomato paste
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 small onion
  • 1 tbsp dried Italian herbs

Want to try a different sauce? See our article on the different types of pizza sauces.

TIP

You can click on any of the tags at the bottom of this page, to find other pizzas besides Kimchi Tang Soo Yook Pizza, that use that topping.

Homemade pizza dough

Pizza Dough Method

If you don’t have much time, grab a premade pizza base at your local grocery store, or create your own homemade pizza dough following the simple steps below.

  1. Whisk the lukewarm water and yeast in a plastic or glass jug. Let mixture stand for five minutes.
  2. Add salt and flour in a large bowl. Create a hollow well in the middle and gently pour the liquid yeast mixture and oil.
  3. Using a spatula, or your hands, mix the dough really well until smooth. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead for five minutes.
  4. Lightly oil a bowl, and place dough in it and cover with plastic wrap. Leave in a warm place to rise for 30 minutes to an hour, or until it doubles in size.
  5. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently for another 5 minutes or until smooth.
  6. Sprinkle a little flour on the bench before rolling to prevent dough from sticking.
  7. Divide the dough into balls, and roll out bases to desired size.

TIP: We have other dough recipes if you would like to try your hand at sourdough, poolish or more.

Easy Tomato Pizza Sauce

Tomato Pizza Sauce Method

You can make this delicious pizza sauce following the simple steps below, or you can purchase a pizza sauce at your local store.

  1. Add ingredients in a large bowl, and mix well.
  2. Mix well using a whisk, or blender.
  3. Leave sitting for five minutes.
  4. Your sauce is now ready to use or keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.
  5. Freeze remaining sauce for up to 3 months.

Try using a pesto sauce, or adding a little pesto to your sauce for a new flavour.

Preparing Kimchi Tang Soo Yook Pizza

Preheat your kitchen oven to approximately 500 degrees.

Roll out the dough to either slightly smaller than your pizza stone (if you have one) or on a metal tray for the kitchen oven.

Alternatively, if you have a pizza oven, roll out to be smaller than your pizza peel.

First, spread the sauce around. This pizza calls for Kimchi Sauce. Spread the Kimchi Sauce evenly using the back of a large spoon or the blunt side of a knife.

You should start by adding the largest ingredients, then work your way down. The last is any cheese topping, such as Mozzarella, which you should evenly cover the other toppings with, and then finally any herbs.

The toppings to include on this pizza are;

  • Tang Soo Yook
  • Mozzarella
  • Corn
  • Olives
  • Spicy Kimchi

Whilst this pizza is good by itself, yet why not try it with other pizza types?

Cooking time

Put the Kimchi Tang Soo Yook pizza in oven, and set alarm for ten minutes.

After 10 minutes, open oven and look at pizza.

The pizza should be done within roughly 15 minutes. Always cook to personal tastes.

About Kimchi

Kimchi is the most important traditional fermented food in Korea. Historically, making kimchi started as a necessity of preserving and storing vegetables during long cold winters where many Koreans died from starvation.
Kimchi has a rich cultural history through the centuries, and is made with spicy fermented cabbage, various vegetables, chili, garlic, ginger, fish sauce and more.

Pizza Tools

When making Kimchi Tang Soo Yook Pizza, it’s always handy to have the right pizza making tools. Here’s the basic pizza tools that I always suggest…

Glass Measuring Jug

A good quality, heavy glass measuring jug with clear marking for various measures to me is a must. I hate taking chances with portions, so it’s an important tool for me.

Dough Proofing Box

If you make a lot of dough through the year, you’ll find owning a pizza dough proofing box very useful.

Glass Measuring Jug

I hate taking chances with portions, so having a quality glass jug with clear to read measurements a vital kitchen tool for me.

 

Corn

Corn is a plant Corn: A plant that produces large grains, or kernels, set in rows on what we call a ‘cob’. It is often called maize in many countries, which comes from ‘Maiz’, a Spanish word.

Corn belongs to the grass family, and is a cereal crop. Corn was first harvested for food in an area which is now known as Mexico.

Facts about Pizza

What do you think about these facts?

That’s alot of pizza

There are over 61,000 pizzerias trading in the USA.

Celebrate sausage pizza all day

On the 11th October, the US celebrates National Sausage Pizza Day every year.

Most pizzas made in 12 hours (team)

The Asociación Propietarios de Pizzerías y Casas de Empanadas de la Argentina (Argentina) in Buenos Aires, Argentina used five ovens to make 11,089 pizzas between 8.00am and 8.00pm on 11 November 2018.

Pizza making FAQ

Want to make great pizza at home? Here are some expert answers to some of the most Frequently asked questions.

Why didn’t my pizza dough rise?

If your pizza dough hasn’t risen, it’s because there was little or no fermentation. A few reasons could be (a) the yeast was dead. Try using fresh yeast again and see. (b) there wasn’t enough yeast – normally you need 1% to 5% of your flour weight. Try increasing the yeast percentage. (c) The conditions are too cold. You will find that it may take longer, depending how cold your kitchen is. Try placing the bowl near a sunny window perhaps?

How do italians eat pizza?

Italians just about always eat pizza with a knife and fork. Pizza is to be enjoyed very hot, straight from the oven. If you try holding a slice, it will burn your hands, and waiting for pizza to cool down is just not an acceptable solution.

Why pineapple does not belong on pizza?

Pineapple belongs on pizza, in my personal opinion. It’s a weird debate which has enveloped the world. Each person has their own opinion. If you like it, eat it, if not, then don’t. Easy!

Have you made Kimchi Tang Soo Yook Pizza?

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