Sunday, May 2, 2010

Philly Cheese Steak Pizza

A while back, I was watching one of my favorite food shows, Bobby Flays Throwdown, on the Food Network. The particular show was a Philly Cheese Steak Throwdown – one of my very favorites after living in South Jersey for seven years. For his sandwich, Bobby made a provolone sauce rather than just use cheese and the whole thing sounded like the makings of a pizza to me.

So for this meal we pretty followed his recipe for everything and used some pizza dough we had in the freezer. To kick them up a notch, we did them on the grill, which is our favorite method – each step with the grill lid closed. This is a repeat, but we cook the first side on medium until it is golden brown, then flip it and cook the bottom just enough to keep it from sticking to a cutting board.

Before we started the crust, we made the provolone sauce using Bobby’s recipe:
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp all purpose flour
2 cups whole milk heated
1 cup grated aged provolone (we used regular deli cheese)
1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
1 tsp kosher salt
¼ tsp fresh ground black pepper

I also separately sautéed some thin sliced strip steak, sliced cremini mushrooms, and julienned sweet pepper and I caramelized some onions. Didn’t take any pics as it would just have been these items cooking in a skillet. The steak sandwiches I remembered had meat, provolone cheese and grilled onions, so the peppers and mushrooms were a bonus on the pizza. Here’s the finished product - we decided at the last minute to toss on some additional cheese and it was already sliced.


I believe it needed more meat and less or no mushrooms – while they were good, they took away from the traditional cheese steak taste. The report is (notice how I generally tell you how we liked things), it was a good idea to try it, it was a good pizza, but we all like a Philly cheese steak sandwich better. I think I’ll try it again on a tortilla to keep it small and simple and begin with just a little red sauce, then lots of meat, peppers, onions and shredded provolone on top. Of course, I'll let you know if I try it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Larry

9 comments:

  1. Your pizza looks delicious, but there are some food combinations that shouldn't be tinkered with. I do love a good Philly cheese steak sandwich.

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  2. Interesting experiment and at least you had fun, right?

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  3. Interesting and a wonderful goal... you would have the world beating a path to your doorstep if it had worked as you had hoped.

    wondering how thick this was, sounds like lots (too many maybe) of ingredients.

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  4. Now you know! The pizza looks delicious but some dishes are best left in their unaltered state. I love PCS. Have a great day, Larry. Blessings...Mary

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  5. Hi There, I would like that pizza ---but I'm not crazy about the Philly cheese steak sandwich to begin with.. SO--putting it in the form of a pizza might be better for me. Interesting what all they do put in pizzas these days!!!!!
    Betsy

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  6. I've never had a Philly Cheese Steak SW! We're so sheltered at this high altitude! :-)

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  7. Looks good! I love pizza - I could eat it every day.

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  8. I had pizza this weekend too! Mine was a bit more basic though. Love that show too - it's always fun to watch and see what he is up to. I'm with you on the Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich though, but bet this would be a great combo for an English muffin pizza.

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  9. One thing I've learned about homemade pizza is not to add too many ingredients - hard to curb, but the pizza tastes better. A Philly Cheesesteak wrap sounds like a fun experiment!

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