Grilled Beef Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Blue Cheese Recipe
Ingredients
* 1 recipe basic pizza dough (recipe below) or 8 prepared dough balls for
6-inch (15 cm) pizzas
* Olive oil as needed
* 1 recipe Tomato Basil Sauce (recipe below)
* 2 pounds (900 g) fully-cookedCertified Angus Beef ® shredded beef
* 16 ounces (450 g) crumbled blue cheese
* 6 large sweet onions, sliced and caramelized
* 16 ounces (450 g) mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
* Shape dough into 6-inch rounds, brush with olive oil and grill 3-4 minutes
each side. Top with 1 ounce (30 g) sauce, 4 ounces (115 g) beef, 2 ounces (60
g) blue cheese, 2 tablespoons (30 ml) onions and 2 ounces (60 g) mozzarella
cheese. Cover with domed lid until cheese is melted.
* Cut each pizza into fourths and serve.
Basic Pizza Dough
Ingredients
* 2 envelopes active dry yeast
* 2 2/3 cups (650 ml) warm water (105-115° F or 46° C)
* 3 1/2 to 4 cups (1 L) unbleached all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons (10 ml) kosher salt
* Olive oil for the bowl
Instructions
* Sprinkle yeast over water. Let stand 1 minute, or until yeast is creamy.
Stir until yeast dissolves.
* In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Add yeast mixture and stir until
soft dough forms. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead, adding
more flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
* Lightly coat a large bowl with oil. Place dough in the bowl, turning it to
oil top. Cover with plastic wrap and place in a warm, draft-free place until
dough doubles in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
* Flatten dough with your fist. Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces and shape
into balls. Flatten dough slightly and dust tops with flour. Place dough balls
on floured surface and cover each with plastic wrap, allowing room for dough
to expand. Let rise 60 minutes, or until doubled.
Dough recipe from Pizza, Any Way You Slice It by Charles & Michele Scicolone
Tomato Basil Sauce
Ingredients
* 1/2 cup (125 ml) olive oil
* 4 each garlic cloves minced
* 1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped sweet onion
* 1/4 cup (60 ml) finely chopped carrots
* 15 each ripe plum tomatoes; peeled, seeded and chopped
* 1 tablespoon (15 ml) sugar
* Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
* 1/2 cup (125 ml) coarsely chopped fresh basil
Instructions:
Sweat garlic, onion and carrots in olive oil in medium-size, stainless steel
saucepan. Add tomatoes and sugar. Cook on low heat for 45 minutes, adjust seasoning
and add basil. Keep warm for service.
Makes 8 pizzas or 32 appetizers
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