Beef and Blue Cheese Puff Pastry Pizza

Crispy puff pastry topped with seasoned beef, tangy cider-poached onions, and a creamy blue cheese dressing.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 1068.2 kcals 4272.8 kcals
Carbohydrates 59.1 grams 236.4 grams
Fat 80.7 grams 322.6 grams
Protein 26.4 grams 105.4 grams
Cook Time
60 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
500
g
Puff Pastry
all-butter
50
g
Cornflour
for coating meat
CondimentsSauces
2
tsp
Beef Extract
used for brushing base
Dairy
1
unit
Egg Yolk
free-range
15
ml
Double Cream
for the glaze
75
g
75
g
Blue Cheese
soft, such as Dolcelatte
Liquids
100
ml
Meat
200
g
Bavette Steak
thinly sliced
NutsSeeds
1
tbsp
Chives
chopped
1
pinch
1
pinch
Salt
to taste
OilsFats
Vegetables
3
unit
Red Onion
cut into six wedges with root intact

Steps

  • Roll puff pastry into a 28cm circle 5mm thick on a floured surface.
  • Maintain pastry on document-lined tray and chill for one hour.
  • Simmer onions in cider, vinegar, and sugar for 10-13 minutes total until soft.
  • Char the cooked onions using a blowtorch or hot grill and let cool.
  • Preheat oven to 220°C.
  • Prick pastry, brush with egg yolk and cream mixture, and bake for 20 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to 110°C and dry pastry for 15 minutes.
  • Increase oven temperature to 180°C.
  • Coat steak strips in cornflour and fry in oil for 6-8 minutes until crisp.
  • Brush pastry with beef extract, layer with marmalade and beef, then warm in oven.
  • Whisk crème fraîche, blue cheese, and chives together to make a dressing.
  • Drizzle dressing over the warm pizza and garnish with watercress.