Easy Kimchi Pizza
My homemade easy kimchi pizza recipe takes your favorite comfort food to a whole new level with a rich and spicy sauce you’ll crave! {Vegetarian}
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 12 ” (30 cm) thin pizza crusts ((or pizza dough))
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon minced kimchi
- 2 teaspoons gochujang ((or 1 teaspoon doubanjiang))
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 can (4 oz/113 g) tomato sauce ((about 3/4 cup))
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/3 cup thin sliced kimchi
- 1/2 ball fresh mozzarella cheese (, sliced (or 1 cup shredded mozzarella))
Instructions
- 1
Heat the sesame oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the kimchi, gochujang, and garlic. Cook and stir occasionally, until the gochujang is lightly toasted, 2 minutes or so.
- 2
Add the tomato sauce and sugar. Stir and cook until bringing to a simmer. Lower the heat and let the sauce simmer to thicken slightly, 3 minutes or so. Once done, transfer the sauce to a bowl to cool slightly before using.
- 3
Preheat the oven to 550 F (290 C).
- 4
Place the pizza crust on a large baking sheet. Spread 3 tablespoons of pizza sauce in a thin even layer on the pizza crust (*Footnote 2). Spread the kimchi evenly over it, and cover it with a layer of sliced (or shredded) cheese.
- 5
Place the baking sheet in the fully heated oven. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until the crust turns golden brown and the cheese is fully melted.
- 6
Slice the pizza and enjoy!