Savoy-Cabbage-and-Sunchoke Pizzas
- 1 lemon, halved
- 2 pounds large sunchokes
- 1 cup skim milk
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 pound Savoy cabbage, finely shredded
- 1 pound prepared pizza dough
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- 1 1/2 ounces Emmental cheese, shredded (1/2 cup)
- 3 tablespoons freshly grated pecorino cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped thyme leaves
- Preheat the oven to 500.
- Preheat a pizza stone on the bottom of the oven for 45 minutes, or generously oil a large baking sheet.
- Squeeze the lemon halves into a large bowl of water and drop them in.
- Peel the sunchokes and add them to the water as you go (to prevent them from darkening).
- Cut the sunchokes into 1-inch pieces and return them to the lemon water.
- Drain half of the sunchokes, transfer them to a medium saucepan and cover with the milk.
- Bring to a boil and simmer over moderate heat until tender, about 15 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sunchokes to a blender.
- Add 1/2 cup of the milk and puree.
- Return the puree to the pan and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until reduced to 1 cup, about 3 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- In a large, deep skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil.
- Add the onion, cover and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 7 minutes.
- Add the cabbage, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 12 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- In another large skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of the oil.
- Drain the remaining sunchokes and pat dry.
- Add them to the skillet and cook over moderate heat, turning a few times, until crisp, 6 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a plate.
- Cut the pizza dough in half; work with 1 piece at a time and keep the rest covered.
- Lightly flour a pizza peel or a flat baking sheet.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough to form a 12-inch round.
- Transfer the round to the peel.
- Spread half of the sunchoke puree over the round, leaving a 1/2-inch border.
- Scatter half of the cabbage over the puree, followed by half of the crisped sunchokes.
- Sprinkle half of the Emmental on top.
- Slide the pizza onto the hot stone or oiled baking sheet and bake on the bottom of the oven for about 4 minutes, until crisp on the bottom and bubbling on top.
- Sprinkle the pizza with half of the pecorino and thyme, cut into wedges and serve.
- Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make a second pizza.
lemon, sunchokes, milk, salt, vegetable oil, onion, savoy cabbage, dough, flour, cheese, freshly grated pecorino cheese, thyme
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/savoy-cabbage-and-sunchoke-pizzas (may not work)