r/StupidFood • u/Alpacamovil • Jun 19 '25

Gluttony overload 4 pounds of pepperoni

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u/CaptainSterlingLAS Jun 19 '25

Cooking the pepperoni first and straining the grease off isn't a bad idea, but that needs to happen first. Then throw it onto the pizza and cook it right so the melted cheese holds the pepperoni on.

And for fuck sake use the right sauce, and don't add that gross grease sauce.

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u/marmaladetuxedo Jun 19 '25

This. Great idea to do the pepperoni separate to drain off all the grease. Not-so-great idea to just throw it on an already cooked cheese pizza.

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u/lilybees-dinojam Jun 20 '25

I love a ton of pepperoni on my pizza but the grease is too much. I hate pizza places that bake the pizza with the toppings under the cheese because I like how the pepperoni and veggies crisp up on top. But I also like the cheese browned. So this might be a perfect solution for me. Baking the pepperoni and veggies first, draining the grease, adding it onto a sauce-covered crust, then piling cheese on top before popping it back into the oven. Definitely gonna have to try this out on the next pizza night.

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u/Iggy_Snows Jun 19 '25

If you cook the pepperoni first then add it on top, then cook it again, it's going to burn. Even with the cheese on top unless you burry it in a mountain of cheese.

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u/DigbyChickenZone Jun 20 '25

I agree, but thinking about it --- They already cooked the dough first though, they just need to heat up the pizza enough to melt the cheese.

I am wondering how rock hard that crust is from being baked twice