Brat and Kraut Pizza with Tillamook Cheddar Sauce
Sausage and sauerkraut is one of my favorite pizzas, but I wanted to do something a little different than normal. Instead of a tomato-based sauce, I made a garlicky cheese sauce with Tillamook cheddar. I used sliced bratwurst instead of Italian sausage. What I ultimately created was the most Wisconsin-inspired pizza known to man.
Equipment
- pizza pan or pizza stone
Ingredients
- 1 pizza dough recipe or 1/2 the recipe for thin crust
- 8 oz bratwurst cooked; thinly sliced
- 1 cup sauerkraut drained of juices
- 2 cups mozzarella shredded
- 2 green onions finely chopped
Tillamook Cheese Sauce
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/4 cup yellow onion finely chopped
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup tillamook cheddar shredded
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small pot over medium heat. Add in the garlic and onion. Cook for 1 minute.
- Whisk in the flour. Cook for 1 minute.
- Pour in the milk. Whisk out any lumps of flour. Cook for 2-3 minutes until thickened.
- Turn off the heat and stir in the Tillamook cheddar.
- Roll out your pizza dough to your desired thickness. Spread the cheese sauce, leaving a 1/4” edge of crust.
- Top the pizza with mozzarella cheese; followed by the sliced brat, sauerkraut, and green onion.
- Bake in a preheated 475° oven for 12-15 minutes.
