Sausage and Smoked Slaw Pizzette

Recipe courtesy Billy Zoellin, executive chef of The Golden Bear in Sacramento, CA.

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Total Time:
2 hr 22 min
Prep
1 hr 45 min
Cook
37 min
Yield:
4 to 6 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • Flour, for dusting
  • 1 pound pizza dough
  • 1/2 cup Red Onion Marmalade, recipe follows
  • 8 ounces House Sausage, recipe follows
  • 1/2 cup Smoked Slaw, recipe follows
  • Salt and pepper

Directions

Preheat your oven to 500 degrees F.

Dust a workstation with flour and cut the dough in half. When the dough is at room temperature, stretch it or roll it out using a rolling pin; you want a thin pizza dough, approximately 1/4-thick at the most. (A pizzette is a rustic oval shape though it will work in the more traditional circle.) Place the dough onto a sheet of parchment paper on a sheet tray and bake in the oven until the dough has set and started to brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from the oven and spread a thin layer of Red Onion Marmalade. Crumble the House Sausage over the pizza and spread out evenly. Place back into the oven and bake until the dough has hardened and you can lift one side of the pizza without it bending, about 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and drape with Smoked Slaw. Cut and enjoy.

  • This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

Red Onion Marmalade:

  • 3 large red onions
  • Salt
  • 1/2 cup dark balsamic vinegar, divided
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • Splash water

Cut the top and bottom off the onion and peel the skin. Cut vertically straight down through the middle, exposing a crescent moon shape, not rings. Place the onion, cut side down, on the board and slice into julienne. Repeat with all the onions.

Place the onions into a saucepan and put over a low heat on your stovetop. Sprinkle with a little salt and stir. Cook, stirring occasionally, allowing the onions to sweat out their liquid until they all become translucent (being careful not to caramelize or burn the onions), about 20 minutes. Add in half the balsamic and reduce over low heat until the liquid coats the back of a spoon, 15 to 20 minutes. Reserve.

In a separate pan over high heat, pour the sugar into the center of the pan and surround with water. Stir the sugar into the water to moisten. Occasionally shake the pan to evenly disperse the heat. Keep a close eye on the sugar-water mixture as the moisture is expelled. First the bubbles will be smaller and more consistent, like syrup. Then the sugar will start to change color as it caramelizes. When it is a light amber color, remove from the heat and stir in the remaining balsamic vinegar until incorporated. Add the caramel sauce to the cooked onions and season with salt. Cool and serve.

House Sausage:

  • 1/4 cup chopped garlic
  • 1/4 cup grated onion
  • 4 sprigs fresh oregano, leaves chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed, toasted and ground
  • 1 teaspoon ground dried oregano
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons crushed red chile flakes (depends on desired heat level)
  • 1/3 cup red wine
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1 1/2 pounds pork shoulder, ground

Add all the ingredients except the pork into a large bowl. Whisk together and let rest for 10 minutes. Add in the ground pork. Break the pork apart gently and toss to distribute ingredients. Mix by kneading the mixture, but do not over mix. Cook a small piece of sausage to test for seasoning. If needed, add salt and a splash more vinegar. For pizza preparation, render the sausage until lightly browned and strain excess fat. Cool and reserve for assembly.

Smoked Slaw:

  • 1/2 head savoy cabbage
  • Handful hickory wood chips
  • 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
  • 1/4 cup aioli*
  • 1 shallot, grated
  • 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • Salt and pepper

Remove the core from the cabbage and julienne. To assemble the smoker, place the wood chips into a half hotel pan over high heat. After 2 minutes, the chips will start to smolder. Place some ice into a perforated pan of the same size and cover with a layer of plastic wrap. Place the perforated pan with the ice and the cabbage onto the pan with the chips and cover with tin foil. Allow the smoke to permeate the cabbage for 4 minutes. Remove from the pan and place directly into a bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper. Cool and reserve.

*RAW EGG WARNING

  • Food Network Kitchens suggest caution in consuming raw and lightly-cooked eggs due to the risk of Salmonella or other food-borne illness. To reduce this risk, we recommend you use only fresh, properly-refrigerated, clean, grade A or AA eggs with intact shells, and avoid contact between the yolks or whites and the shell. For recipes that call for eggs that are raw or undercooked when the dish is served use shell eggs that have been treated to destroy Salmonella, by pasteurization or another approved method.

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  • on March 24, 2011

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    It was wonderful. While a little time consuming, it is well worth it.
    I used turkey for the sausage. Way too salty for my taste, will most diffently cut the salt in half. Also, made Naan bread along with the pizza dough. Liked the Naan better. Marmalade was fantastic. Have added this to my recipe box, to have again and again.

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  • on January 21, 2011

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    I agree with the previous reviewer. This recipe was very innovative, and very tasty. The different layers of smoky, savory, and sweet, commingled so perfectly. My girlfriend loved it, but complained about too much salt. As suggested by Hermasa, I would cut the salt in the sausage by at least half. You can always add more salt after cooking the sausage. Just remember there is also salt in the dough, onions, and the slaw. I also took a couple of shortcuts, which reduced my prep time in half. I used a circle ready-made thin pizza crust. You just have to bake it till it's a little hard so it can support the toppings. Half the recipe will be enough for one 12" crust. I also used hickory liquid smoke for the slaw, about one teaspoon, instead of smoking the cabbage. I highly recommend trying out this recipe if you are looking for something different in a pizza. It's not as labor intensive as it may seem, if you take the shortcuts. I will be making this again tonight. Enjoy!

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  • on January 16, 2011

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    The pizzette was AWESOME! We fixed it on football Sunday and it was a huge hit. It is a bit labor intensive; but, well worth it! The recipe is actually enough for more than one pizza. We followed the recipe exactly. The only change we will make in the future is to cut the salt in the house sausage in half.

    We just moved to CA from the east coast and live about 35 miles from Sacramento. When we visit the Golden Bear restaurant we are hoping the pizzette is as tastey as ours! :

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