Meat Pizza (Thailand)

Meat Pizza
Meat Pizza

Meat

Created in Thailand, this Meat pizza is a delectable meat pizza that’s easy to make.

Baked with care, the following pizza provides a delicious taste, matched with a incredible smell to delight you.

Ensure you use perfect ingredients and pair these with a fantastic crust for you and family to savor a scrumptious pizza meal.

If you like Meat pizza with Tomato pizza sauce get ready for hunger pains.

Pizza is a tasty food all around the world, but did you know that it can be quite different depending on where you go? That’s because the ingredients, cooking methods, and pizza-making traditions vary greatly from place to place. For example, in Italy, pizza is typically made with simple and high-quality ingredients such as fresh mozzarella and tomatoes, and cooked in a wood-fired oven, which gives it its characteristic soft and chewy crust.

Meanwhile, in America, pizza is often loaded with toppings and cooked in a gas oven, resulting in a much crispier crust. Even within the same country, you can find different regional variations. For example, in New York, you will find the classic thin-crust pizza, while in Chicago, you will find a deep-dish pizza with a thick crust.

The unique characteristics of pizza in different places make it a fascinating food to explore and try. It’s like a cultural exploration, one slice at a time!

Pizza in Thailand

If you thought Pizza wasn’t common in Thailand, you’d be correct. Vegetables, Meats, herbs, and Spices are the building blocks of most Thai dishes. In Thailand, eating food is considered a group activity, and eating alone is considered a sign of bad luck.

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

Meat Pizza at a glance
Origin Thailand
Type Meat
Sauce Tomato Sauce

Meat Pizza Recipe

Below we’ve put together a recipe for you to make your own homemade Meat Pizza using a wood fired pizza oven or your kitchen oven.

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

Meat Pizza Ingredients

Buy enough pizza toppings for the amount of pizzas you plan to make. The pizza sauce and dough ingredients below are designed for 3-4 pizzas, so scale up or down, based on your requirements.

Meat Pizza

Simple Pizza dough

  • 250 ml (1 cup) lukewarm water
  • 2 2/3 cups (400 grams) 00 fine flour
  • 7 grams (2 tsps) dried yeast
  • 1/4 cup (3 tbsp) olive oil
  • 2 tsps salt

Meat Pizza Toppings

Toppings used in this pizza recipe, are;

  • Ham
  • Bacon
  • Smoked Sausage
  • Cheese

Easy Tomato Pizza Sauce

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

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 Meat Pizza, that use that topping.

Homemade pizza dough

Pizza Dough Method

Either make your own pizza dough following the simple steps below, or buy a premade pizza base at your local store.

  1. Whisk the lukewarm water and yeast in a plastic or glass jug. Let the mixture stand for approx. 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 dough mixer or hands, gently mix dough until smooth. Place pizza dough on a lightly floured work surface and then knead by hand for five minutes.
  4. Lightly oil a bowl, and place mixture in and cover with plastic wrap. Leave in a warm place to rise until the dough doubles in size.
  5. Pour dough mix out onto a clean, floured surface. Now hand knead gently for another five minutes.
  6. Sprinkle a little flour on the bench before rolling to prevent dough from sticking.
  7. Divide dough mixture into equal sized balls. Hand stretch or roll out the bases to the expected 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

It takes around five minutes to make this tasty pizza sauce following the simple steps below, or you can purchase a bottle of pizza sauce at your local shop.

  1. Stir in all ingredients in a large bowl.
  2. Using either a whisk, or blender, mix well.
  3. Let sit for five minutes.
  4. The pizza sauce is ready to use immediately or chill in fridge for 2-3 days.
  5. You can also freeze any leftover sauce for up to 3 months.

Don’t forget that you can always add salt and pepper to taste.

Preparing Meat Pizza

Preheat your oven to roughly 500 degrees.

Roll out the dough to either slightly smaller than your pizza stone or tray.

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

You start by spreading the sauce around. This pizza calls for Tomato Sauce. Spread the Tomato Sauce evenly using the back of a large spoon or ladle.

Then start 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.

Toppings to put on this pizza are;

  • Ham
  • Bacon
  • Smoked Sausage
  • Cheese

I find this pizza awesome on its own, or why not try it with other pizza types?

Baking time

Put the Meat pizza in the middle of your oven (on a stone if you have one) and set timer for 10 minutes.

After roughly 10 minutes, check on the pizza.

Pizza should be ready within 15 minutes. However, allow it to cook to personal taste.

About Bacon

Often used as a flavouring or side dish, Bacon is a type of salt-cured pork. Bacon is created through a curing process, where the meat is soaked in a solution of salt, nitrates and sometimes sugar. Afterwards, the Bacon is typically smoked.
Bacon’s history goes back thousands of years to China in 1500 BC. Pigs were also being raised in Europe by 1500 BC, possibly for the same purpose. In Middle English the word Bacon meant all pork in general.

Pizza Tools

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

Mesh Sieve

You will find having a seive such a useful element for pizza making as well as all your baking. It’s great to filter all flours through a fine mesh sieve, to make sure they’re ready for use.

Bench Scrapers

Good quality metal or plastic bench scrapers make it so much esier to both cut your dough, and scrape your bench. I prefer plastic to avoid scratching my bench.

Measuring Cups

Pizza making is all about precision, so having a full set of both wet and dry measuring cups on hand is critical. It is so important when making pizza dough to accurately measure all your ingredients.

 

Sausage

Traditionally, sausages were made from ground beef or pork, with salt, spices and other flavourings. However, now there are chicken and vegetarian and even vegan sausages.

In different countries, Sausages are called different things, such as bratwurst, rolliche, banger, liverwurst, frankfurter, wienerwurst or kielbasa.

Pizza Storage

What to do with leftovers?

Leftovers after the meal? Here are some tips.

There are many ways to reheat pizza. We cover seven of them in this article.

Can you freeze pizza?

You can freeze pizza for up to three months, however I’d suggest consuming it within the first few weeks, ideally.

Chill in the fridge

You can keep pizza in plastic wrap or a container for up to 3 days in the fridge.

Pizza making FAQ

Want to know how to make fantastic pizza at home? Here are some helpful answers to the most frequently asked questions.

What is the most expensive pizza in the world?

The most expensive pizza in the world is the Louis XIII, a small pizza from Salerno, Italy, with a diameter of 20 cm and served for two people. It is served in your home with a catering team formed by pizza chef, Renato Viola, a sommelier and a chef. The entire preparation is carried out on the site, with the exception of the dough that occurs 72 hours before. A bargain at only US$12,000.

How long to knead pizza dough in mixer?

When making pizza dough, you can use a mixer for up to 5-6 minutes. Any longer than that you risk making it too thin to be useful.

How to keep pizza warm in oven?

You can normally keep a pizza warming in an oven on a low temperature for an hour or longer. Keep an eye on the pizza regularly, and adjust the temperature if required.

Have you made Meat Pizza?

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