Wood-Fired Philly Cheesesteak Folded Pizza

This is where pizza meets the American deli - a folded pizza stuffed with seared steak, peppers, and onions, finished with a blanket of melted cheese. It's messy, it's indulgent, and it's genuinely one of the most fun things you can make in a pizza oven. The trick is working quickly with high heat - your oven does the heavy lifting.

Ingredients

• 1 pizza dough ball (see our Classic Neapolitan Pizza Dough recipe)
• 250g ribeye or sirloin steak, very thinly sliced
• 1/2 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• 100g shredded cheese - a blend of provolone, mozzarella, and cheddar works brilliantly

Method

1. Stretch your dough ball into a 10-12 inch circle on a well-floured surface. Set aside on a floured peel.
2. Place a cast-iron skillet in your pizza oven and let it get properly hot. Add a splash of oil and sear the thinly sliced steak for 1-2 minutes until browned. Remove the steak to a plate.
3. In the same pan, saute the peppers and onions until they have some colour and have softened slightly.
4. Pile the steak and vegetables onto one half of your stretched dough. Fold the other half over to create a calzone shape and crimp the edges firmly to seal. Brush the outside lightly with olive oil.
5. Slide the folded pizza into your oven at 400-450°C and bake for 90 seconds to 2 minutes per side, turning carefully. The outside should be blistered and golden.
6. While the pizza finishes, scatter your shredded cheese onto a metal peel and hold it in the oven mouth for 30-60 seconds until the cheese melts and gets slightly crispy.
7. Slide the melted cheese layer onto the top of your sandwich. Cut in half and serve immediately.

Top tip: Partially freeze the steak for 20-30 minutes before slicing - it makes cutting paper-thin slices much easier. If your oven is running very hot, position the folded pizza away from the direct flame to avoid burning before the inside is cooked through.