Neapolitanmoderate

Salsiccia & Friarielli (Neapolitan)

The Neapolitan bianca with Naples' two favorite local ingredients: fennel sausage and friarielli (broccoli rabe). The rabe's bitterness cuts through the sausage fat.

chewycharredthin crustfast bake
Hydration62%Temp900°FTime2 minSurfaceDeck

Equipment

  • pizza steel or pizza oven
  • infrared thermometer
  • wooden peel
  • metal turning peel

Dough ingredients

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IngredientBaker's %Grams
00 flour100.0%631 g
Water62.0%391 g
Fine sea salt2.8%18 g
Instant dry yeast0.1%1 g
Total (4 × 260 g)164.9%1040 g

Toppings (per pizza)

Steps

  1. Prep rabe10 min

    Blanch broccoli rabe in salted water 2 minutes; shock in ice water; squeeze hard; chop and toss with a little olive oil and garlic.

  2. Mix10 min

    Combine flour, water, salt, yeast. Knead 10 minutes.

  3. Bulk ferment1 h

    Room temperature, 1 hour, covered.

  4. Cold ferment24 h

    Refrigerate 18–24 hours.

  5. Ball + final proof2 h

    260 g balls; 2 hours covered.

  6. Stretch

    Hand-stretch to a 12-inch round.

  7. Top

    No tomato. Mozzarella to within 1 inch of the rim. Crumble raw sausage in nickel-sized chunks. Tuck rabe between the meat and cheese. Garlic on top.

  8. Bake2 min

    900 °F deck, 60–90 seconds. Finish with finishing oil off-heat.

Bake
900°F · 2 min · Deck oven
Hydration
62%
Active
35 min
Total
24 h 30 min