Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Sausage, Caramelized Onion And Date Pizza

Sausage, Caramelized Onion & Date Pizza

This is a pizza that is loaded with big flavour, which allows it to stand up to all the delicious notes of the Dunkel. The steak sauce as a base is what really helps to unite the two aromatically, not that beer and pizza 
ever really need a helping hand! 


Ingredients:
1 pkg store-bought pizza dough (about 700 g), at room temperature
2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil14 oz (400 g) spicy Italian sausage, casings removed
2 cups (500 mL) red onion, very finely sliced
½ cup (125 mL) water
⅓ cup (80 mL) steak sauce
½ cup (125 mL) dates, pitted and coarsely chopped
1½ cups (375 mL) mozzarella cheese, grated
1 cup (250 mL) fontina cheese, grated

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). 

On a floured surface, roll dough into a rectangle to fit a 12 x 17-inch (30 x 43-cm) lightly greased baking sheet. Spread dough evenly on baking sheet. 

In a large sauté pan, heat oil over medium-high heat, add sausage and break into bite-size pieces with a fork or wooden spoon. Sauté sausage until browned and cooked through, about 7 minutes.

Remove sausage from pan and set aside. Drain all but 1 tbsp (15 mL) oil from pan, add onions and water. Cover and cook onions over medium-low heat until translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove cover and cook on medium-high until all liquid has reduced and onions begin to brown, about 3minutes. 

Cover dough evenly with steak sauce, top with sausage, onions and chopped dates. Sprinkle evenly with cheeses. 

Bake in lower third of oven until the dough is golden on the bottom and the cheese is golden on top, about 22 minutes. 

Let cool for 10 minutes on a cooling rack, then slice into 24 small snack-size slices.

Serves 6

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