A Real Pie: Pizza Rustica

Show: Molto MarioEpisode: Fiadone

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (3)

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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
8 servings

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Times:

Prep: 35 min
Inactive Prep: 10 min
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, cubed
2 eggs and 1 yolk, plus 2 eggs, beaten
Pinch salt
1/2 pound cooked ham, chopped
3/4 pound smoked mozzarella, thinly sliced
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Pile all the flour on a clean work surface and make a well in the center. In the center of the well, place the butter, 2 eggs, egg yolk, and pinch of salt. Knead all ingredients together to form a smooth, soft ball of dough. Divide the dough into 2 pieces, 1 slightly larger than the other. Roll the larger piece out until it is large enough to line the bottom of an 11-inch tart pan. Prick it with a fork all over, then roll out the second piece of dough to approximately the same size as the first; it will be smaller but should fit over the tart pan like a lid.

Distribute the ham evenly over the bottom layer of dough. Top with the mozzarella, then add the beaten eggs, reserving 1 to 2 tablespoons, for brushing the top of the pastry. Top with Parmigiano-Reggiano and fit the "lid" over the top, sealing the edges all the way around with finger pressure.

Brush the top with the reserved egg and bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before slicing into wedges and serving like pizza.

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recipe A Real Pie: Pizza Rustica
Anonymous 04-03-2006
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Can be improved
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Mario doesn't walk on water as another reviewer feels...he too is human as I'm sure he'd agree. I feel as the other reviewer... mentioned that it needs either sausage or meatballs, not just plain ordinary ham. This was not ineresting nor authentic enough, and being a seasoned cook as well, this could stand that alteration w/o any harm.Read more
recipe A Real Pie: Pizza Rustica
M Evanston, IL 08-10-2005
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A Real Pie: Pizza Rustica
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

A refreshingly simple meal in itself, with a pleasing sense of its modest essential roots, always important to true regional... cooking. I would not change a thing. Mario is the only food network person I consider a true chef, the only one I watch. Love, love, love to watch him. An artist at work, a pleasure to watch. Painterly hands, unutterably competent. Intelligence par none. Huge kicks out of the variety of guests, some of whom are fab, some of whom are dullards, together making a great comedy. And, frankly, I tune in as much for the pottery as for the recipes. Deliciously stunning stuff. Thanks for the recent addition of the over-the-stovetop camera; works well and is appreciated by those of us who are serious cooks.Read more
recipe A Real Pie: Pizza Rustica
JOANNE Shirley, NY 11-02-2004
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simple
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This would make a great light lunch or brunch. My only suggestioin would be to replace the ham with crumbled cooked sausage... or sliced meatballs so it would taste more like an Italian dish/pizza and less as a quiche.Read more