Recipe by: Boitumelo Mogoai

Pizza base 

3 cups flour
7g dry yeast
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup warm water

Ricotta base 

3 tbsp ricotta
1 egg yolks
1½ tbsp parmesan
½ tsp thyme
¼ tsp salt

Tripe 

1kg cleaned tripe
1 large onion (roughly chopped)
3 large carrots (roughly chopped)
2 stalks celery (roughly chopped)
3 tbsp crushed garlic
2 tbsp ground cumin
2 tbsp smoked paprika
1½ cup tomato sauce
¼ cup brown sugar
3 tbsp soy sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

Red pepper and chilli dip 
1½ cup roasted red pepper
1 small red chilli
1 tsp cumin
1½ tsp grated parmesan
80g olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Toppings 
1 cup grated mozzarella
½cup parmesan shavings
1 cup multi-coloured cherry tomatoes
1 tbsp pickled red onion
Olive oil
Balsamic reduction

Method 

Place tripe, onions, carrots and celery in a pressure cooker and cook for 4 hours on high setting.
Bloom yeast in 3tbsp of water and set aside for 15 min. 
Mix ¾ of the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl and whisk together.
In a separate bowl, mix olive oil and warm water together.
Add all wet ingredients to the flour mix and stir using hands or wooden spoon.
Add partially mixed dough into the mixing bowl of the mixer and knead for 10 min.
Set dough aside to proof for an hour.

To make the ricotta base, mix ricotta, egg yolk, parmesan and thyme and stir until completely blended.

In a pot, mix tomato sauce, paprika, cumin, brown sugar, garlic and a cup of the tripe cooking liquid and cook until reduced to a thick bbq sauce. Add cooked tripe and stir together until fully covered.

Preheat oven at 220°C at least 20 min before kneading the dough.

To complete 

Cut dough into 6 equal parts.
Roll out one part to the thickness of your choice.
Preferably the size of a thin based pizza.
Brush edges of dough with olive oil.
Spread half the ricotta base onto the dough.
Add tripe and all the toppings excluding mozzarella, parmesan and rocket, and bake pizza at 220°C for 20 min or until the edges are golden brown. Brush edges with olive oil immediately after pizza comes out the oven.
And add the remaining toppings.

Makes 1 medium size pizza.