It’s been quite a while since I have posted a pizza recipe. Since we eat pizza practically weekly and make our own at home most of those times, it is not normal for me to go for 8 months without posting a pizza recipe! There’s a twofold explanation for the lack of posted pizza recipes. With our relocation from the Northeast back to the Midwest last summer, we were alternately staying in hotels and house sitting for friends for 2 months. We closed on our new home and spent another month making changes to the place before we scheduled delivery of our belongings. Once we were back in the routine of making pizza, we were content to make our standard spinach, onion, and feta pizzas through the holidays. But the time has come to experiment with our weekly pizza again!
The combination of beef and blue cheese is frequent in our home. I even ask for some blue cheese to be added to my steak if we are dining in a restaurant and it is not on the menu. Our fondness for the combination inspired us to try it out on a pizza. It took some experimenting to be satisfied with the results, but this pizza was worth the effort we put into it. While I rarely go for meat on my pizza, I really love this version!
Beef & Blue Pizza
Beef & Blue Pizza (an Eric Heuser original recipe) Serves 4, Time Required: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- 6 ounces ribeye steak
- 1/2 tablespoon Montreal Steak seasoning
- 1/4 of a medium red onion, cut into half rainbow slices
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 pound pizza dough
- 3/4 – 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 3 – 4 ounces blue cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- cornmeal for the pizza stone
Directions:
Coat both sides of the steak with the Montreal Seasoning. Grill the steak over medium high heat to an internal temperature of 135º, about 4-6 minutes a side, depending on its thickness. Remove the steak from the grill and let it rest for 10 minutes before slicing it.
Season both sides of the steak.
Roll out the pizza dough. Transfer it to a pizza stone covered with cornmeal or a greased pizza pan. Turn the grill to high or preheat the oven to 450º F. Crush the garlic cloves into the olive oil.
Prep the garlic & veggies.
Spread the olive oil-garlic mixture all over the dough. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the oil-garlic covered dough. Add the red pepper & onion to the pizza.
Layer the mozzarella, red onion and bell pepper over the oil-garlic mixture.
Slice the beef into bit sized pieces and evenly distribute it over the cheese. Crumble the blue cheese over the pizza and sprinkle the oregano and basil over it.
Add the steak & blue cheese to the pizza, then the herbs.
Bake the pizza on the grill or in the oven for 6-10 minutes, to desired doneness. Allow the pizza to rest for 5 minutes before slicing it.
A great tasting pizza!
Another successful Friday Pizza Night at home! ~Linda
Beef & Blue Pizza (an Eric Heuser original recipe) Serves 4, Time Required: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- 6 ounces ribeye steak
- 1/2 tablespoon Montreal Steak seasoning
- 1/4 of a medium red onion, cut into half rainbow slices
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 pound pizza dough
- 3/4 – 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 3 – 4 ounces blue cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- cornmeal for the pizza stone
Directions:
Coat both sides of the steak with the Montreal Seasoning. Grill the steak over medium high heat to an internal temperature of 135º, about 4-6 minutes a side, depending on its thickness. Remove the steak from the grill and let it rest for 10 minutes before slicing it.
Roll out the pizza dough. Transfer it to a pizza stone covered with cornmeal or a greased pizza pan. Turn the grill to high or preheat the oven to 450º F. Crush the garlic cloves into the olive oil.
Spread the olive oil-garlic mixture all over the dough. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the oil-garlic covered dough. Add the red pepper & onion to the pizza.
Slice the beef into bit sized pieces and evenly distribute it over the cheese. Crumble the blue cheese over the pizza and sprinkle the oregano and basil over it. Bake the pizza on the grill or in the oven for 6-10 minutes, to desired doneness. Allow the pizza to rest for 5 minutes before slicing it.