Beef and Bell Pepper Grilled Pizza

Beef and Bell Pepper Grilled Pizza
These four thin crust pizzas are topped with a homemade tomato sauce, thin slices of beef tenderloin steak, Kalamata olives, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and roasted bell peppers.
Directions for: Beef and Bell Pepper Grilled Pizza

Ingredients

Tomato Sauce

1 onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, chopped

2 Tbsp (30 mL) olive oil

1 can (14-oz/398 mL) Italian crushed tomatoes

⅛ tsp crushed red pepper flakes

Salt and pepper

Pizza

1 recipe Pizza Dough

1 small red onion, cut into 1/4-inch (0.5-cm) slices

1 lb(s) (454 g) beef tenderloin steak

2 Tbsp (30 mL) olive oil

2 yellow or red bell peppers, roasted, peeled and cut into strips

16 Kalamata olives, pitted and halved

cup (60 mL) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Salt and pepper

Directions

Tomato Sauce

1. in a skillet, soften onion and garlic in oil. Add tomatoes and pepper and simmer gently for about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm.

Pizza

1. Divide dough into four pieces. on a floured work surface, roll out each piece into a 28 x 13-cm (11 x 5-inch) oval shape to get four pizzas. Keep under a damp cloth while preparing other ingredients.

2. Preheat the grill, setting the burners to high. Oil grate.

3. Lightly oil onion and meat. Place on the grill and cook until desired doneness. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm.

4. Lower the burners to medium. Place pizza dough on the grill and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until bottom of dough is grilled. Turn pizza over and cook for about 2 minutes or until dough is cooked.

5. Meanwhile, thinly slice meat. Spread tomato sauce over grilled pizza. Cover with onions, peppers and olives. Sprinkle with cheese and top with meat.

Source and Credits

Courtesy of RicardoCuisine.com

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