Vodka Sauce Pizza

Deliciously different, this pizza tops a no-knead pizza dough with a rich homemade vodka sauce and then is topped with basil, fresh mozzarella and shaved Parmesan. The vodka sauce pizza sauce can be made several days ahead and the dough can be made a day ahead. Simply assemble, bake and enjoy!

If you are looking for something a little different for pizza night, this vodka sauce pizza is just the thing! The no-knead pizza dough is the perfect base for the homemade vodka sauce, which is thick and rich with a ton of tomato flavour. The pizza is topped with torn fresh mozzarella, fresh basil and Parmesan shavings.

• 1 1/2 cups (350 ml) water, room temperature
• 1/4 teaspoon instant or active dry yeast, instant yeast recommended
• 4 cups (500 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and levelled
• 1 1/2-2 teaspoons fine salt

• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup (250 ml) onion, finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• Pinch red pepper flakes
• 28 oz (796 ml) can whole tomatoes, with juice
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) vodka
• 2 teaspoons fine salt
• 1/4-1/2 cup heavy cream, 35% b.f.
• 3-4 Tablespoons fresh basil leaves, finely chopped or 1 tsp dried basil leaves
• salt and freshly ground pepper, as needed

• 8 1/2 oz (250 g) fresh mozzarella
• 10-12 fresh basil leaves
• freshly grated Parmesan or Pecorino
• olive oil, for drizzling

• shaved Parmesan or Pecorino
• additional fresh basil leaves, rolled and sliced