For the Sausage-Onion Petals:
Onion and Sausage Petals
Author: Pizza Today
Recipe type: pizzas
Ingredients
- 2 medium red onions approx. 4.5 ounces each
- ΒΌ cup proprietary cooked and crumbled Italian sausage
- 3 tablespoons whole milk ricotta
- 2 tablespoons shredded Parmigiano Reggiano
- Pinch of salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste
Instructions
- Bring 8 cups of water to a boil in a medium pot.
- Cut the tips off each onion and place upright vertically on a cutting board.
- Using a sharp knife, cut half of each onion vertically by plunging the knife into the center and slicing to the edge.
- Place both onions into the boiling water and turn down to medium high for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, turn the heat off and leave the onions in the water. The outer layers of the onion will already be translucent and coming off the core layers. You may gently peel the outer edges off to let the inner part cook if you wish.
- Let the onions cool for 15 minutes. Remove and place on a plate to cool draining off the water for 5 minutes. Wrap the onions and refrigerate.
- While the onions are cooling, mix the ricotta, sausage, Parmigiano, salt, pepper, and pepper flakes in a bowl.
- Gently pull the layers of the onion apart and set aside. Some layers may have rips in them, but these will be good.
- Reserve 6 to 8 of the larger layers.
- Using a spoon, scoop up the filling and place on one side of each onion petal layer.
- Gently roll the onion around the filling and gently squeeze like a sushi chef would. (Some large petals may wrap around the filling multiple times.) The ends of the petals will taper onto themselves while the bulk of the filling will be in the bulbous middle section.
- Continue with all the petals and set aside.
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For the Pizza:
Onion and Sausage Petal Pizza
Author: Pizza Today
Recipe type: pizzas
Ingredients
- 1, 10-inch proprietary pizza dough
- ΒΌ cup bΓ©chamel, or βAlfredoβ pizza cream sauce
- Β½ cup fresh spinach leaves, (handful)
- ΒΌ cup grated Parmigiano
- Β½ cup shredded aged mozzarella
- Β½ cup sliced red onions
- Stuffed onion petals
- Large sprig of basil
Instructions
- Pre-heat the pizza oven to 550F
- Roll out or pan pizza dough and top with the bΓ©chamel, spinach, Parmigiano, mozzarella and sliced red onions.
- Place into the oven and bake for 6 minutes until the onions are just cooked.
- Remove pizza from the oven and place the stuffed onion petals around the pizza like a flower.
- Bake for another 6 to 8 minutes and remove from the oven.
- Brush the onions with a small amount of extra virgin olive oil to make them shiny and press the ends near the center of the pizza to make the petals stand up diagonally.
- Garnish with basil sprig.
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