16 Coats of Oil and 4 Recipe Attempts: Babish Cracks Pequod's Deep-Dish from 'The Bear'

Babish recreates the iconic Pequod's Deep-Dish Pizza featured in 'The Bear,' going through four recipe iterations to nail the crust texture and a 16-coat pan-seasoning process to replicate the restaurant's signature caramelized cheese crust. The video also covers a refined Michelin-style plating with basil gel and pizza 'donuts,' mirroring a memorable scene from the show.

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🧾 Ingredients

  • 110 medium tomatoes on the vine
  • 2olive oil
  • 3kosher salt
  • 4fresh basil
  • 5dried oregano
  • 6dried garlic
  • 7tomato paste
  • 8vegetable oil
  • 9350 grams all-purpose flour
  • 10sugar
  • 11active dry yeast
  • 12barley malt flour
  • 13barley malt syrup
  • 14225 ml water
  • 15ground black pepper
  • 16low moisture full fat mozzarella
  • 17Romano cheese
  • 1860 grams fresh basil (for gel)
  • 1940 grams sugar (for gel)
  • 20gelatin sheets
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