{"id":346,"date":"2011-06-19T22:30:30","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T02:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fornobravo.com\/pizzaquest\/2011\/06\/19\/a-buonchristiani-pizza-with-spicy-pork-sausage\/"},"modified":"2011-06-19T22:30:30","modified_gmt":"2011-06-20T02:30:30","slug":"a-buonchristiani-pizza-with-spicy-pork-sausage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fornobravo.com\/pizzaquest\/a-buonchristiani-pizza-with-spicy-pork-sausage\/","title":{"rendered":"A Buonchristiani Pizza with Spicy Pork Sausage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deep flavors with rich mushrooms and spicy pork and a blend of cheeses<\/p><\/div>I was making a bunch of pizzas recently and taking lots of photos, so I went to the meat department where I shop to see if they happened to have any lamb sausage.\u00a0 Yes, Jay Buonchristiani’s Lamb Sausage with Fennel Pizza was that good and I wanted to make it again (see the Instructional Section for the original posting on this).\u00a0 And, I had another bottle of his Syrah hanging around, so I thought, why not try it again.\u00a0 But, the butcher didn’t have any lamb sausage.\u00a0 Since I was in a hurry, I thought I’d pick up some spicy pork sausage and give the pizza a try with that.\u00a0 Jay’s recipe calls for any type of lamb sausage – but not spicy because of the wine he was pairing it with.<\/p>\n

I was having some friends over and, because of the spices, I decided to open a different wine to use to make this pizza, as well as to drink with them – a 2008 Dover Canyon Barbarian from the Central Coast.\u00a0 We had recently taken a family trip to Cambria, CA with our friends, the Dunhams, and they were coming over for dinner.\u00a0 Kevin and Kristin are good friends with the owner of Dover Canyon, Dan Panico.\u00a0 We were lucky enough to be able to tag along for a barbecue at the winery on one of the nights while we were up there.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Sauteed Mushies in a wine reduction with left over sausage bits and spices…<\/p><\/div>What a great time!\u00a0 A number of people I know who have houses in Cambria had told me to visit Dover Canyon and were jealous when I told them we were not only going wine tasting, but also going over for a barbecue.\u00a0 I’ve had their wines on numerous occasions while sitting by the Dunham’s pool snacking on cheeses and salted pork products.\u00a0 You don’t often get go to a private barbecue at a winery, and almost never as a family guest, kids and all.\u00a0 So, I thought it was a good idea to follow up and make this pizza with one of the delicious wines we bought that weekend.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Dan and his fiance’ Glenda were gracious hosts at the winery.\u00a0 When we showed up a little late, after getting out of LA traffic that Friday, we were immediately given glasses of wine and began to get acquainted.\u00a0 The guys moved upstairs, above the tasting room for some pool, while the women did – something else.\u00a0 Who knows?!\u00a0 And, at the time, who cares!\u00a0 They were busy, happy, and the kids were off running around outside, and we were drinking great wine with the winemaker and playing pool.\u00a0 How do you beat that?<\/p>\n

A little while later, we moved over to the house to start grilling.\u00a0 The dinner consisted of some marinated lamb, mashed potatoes with root vegetables mixed in, grilled avocados stuffed with shrimp and mango salsa, a fresh farmers market salad, some great fresh bread, and lots of delicious wine.\u00a0 We sat out on the covered back patio with a soft rain coming down and enjoyed a memorable candlelit meal.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

And we even came back the next day to do some “official” wine tasting. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Dover Canyon is a small winery that sits on top of a beautiful rolling hilltop.\u00a0 Dan and Glenda live in the older farm style house that overlooks it all.\u00a0 If you ever visit the tasting room, you will surely be greeted by the big, gigantic, lovable “puppy” Saint Bernard named THUNDER! The logo is not actually of Thunder, but he is surely the official mascot now!<\/p>\n

Katy, Dara, Dash, Owen and Thunder!<\/p><\/div>The kids (Owen and Dara English, Dash and Katy Dunham) had a ball running around the vineyard with Thunder.\u00a0 It was raining most of the weekend, which gave them all a chance to get out and be real kids sloshing through the mud, wandering around the vineyard, walking through the swelling creek and generally doing exactly what they can’t do here at home in Redondo Beach, CA.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

So, that’s how I got the wine but now, back home, making pizza, this one was created originally by Jay Buonchristiani, at his family’s winery in Napa. It may be wrong of me to introduce a version of his pizza so soon with another wine but, without the lamb sausage, I wanted to save my final bottle of Jay’s Syrah. \u00a0I feel like his pizza was created as a celebration of gathering and, since we did gather, and we did enjoy good company, I think the following pizza is an appropriate extension of Jay’s original recipe.\u00a0 I thank him again.\u00a0 And, I thank Dan Panico and Glenda for sharing their time and winery with us that weekend. <\/p>\n

Now, to bring it all full circle, here is the pizza we then shared with the Dunhams after returning from our Dover Canyon winery adventure, inspired by my love of Jay Bunchristiani’s original version!\u00a0 <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The Versatile Buonchristiani based Spicy Pork and Mushroom Pizza Recipe:<\/p>\n

Peter’s Classic Neoplitan Dough
Italian Fontina, Provolone Cheese (3 oz per pizza total)
Teleme Cheese, or other soft creamy mild cheese, like Brie (about 1 oz)
Spicy Pork Sausage – removed from the casing
Brown Button Mushrooms, or any fresh variety, such as Shitake
2 Garlic Cloves
Tarragon
Thyme
Nutmeg *I omitted this for this spicy pork version
Pepper \u00a0all spices and herbs to tast
Sea Salt to taste
Extra Virgin Olive Oil, as needed<\/p>\n

Remove the sausage from the casing (unless you bought a bulk sausage) and saute with a little garlic and olive oil. \u00a0Make sure not to fully cook the sausage, as it will continue to cook in the oven. Remove sausage and set it aside.<\/p>\n

While the sausage cooked, I added a little dried Tarragon and Thyme to keep with the spirit of this recipe and since I didn’t have the fresh herbs on hand.\u00a0 I omitted the Nutmeg.<\/p>\n

Add some wine to de-glaze the pan after cooking the sausage<\/p>\n

Add the chopped mushrooms and saute in the wine and sausage bits until soft – remember they will continue to cook in the oven on the pizza.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Add the cooked mushrooms into the bowl with the sausage, and mix.<\/p>\n

Spread your dough out to the desired size and shape<\/p>\n

Add the Provolone, Fontina and Brie Cheeses directly to the dough<\/p>\n

Add the sausage and mushroom mixture (pour a little of the juice from the mushroom\/sausage mixture onto the pizza as well)<\/p>\n

Transfer the pizza to your preheated oven and baking stone (as hot as you can get it).<\/p>\n

Enjoy<\/p>\n

Note: Needless to say, this is a great beer pizza also!<\/p>\n

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