Food Network Scholar: Caramelized Onion and Steak Pizza

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I am a home cook who backyard gardens and has a serious closet addiction to the Food Network. I envision visiting the world in my own kitchen.

From Julia to Giada, I am a bi-product of the quirky world of anything food television. At age 10 I wanted to lunch with Julia; at 12 I thought sitting at Graham Kerr's table would be bliss; in college I was a diligent voyeur student of Jeff Smith's; and as a newlywed I envisioned myself being Martha. Then the sky opened up and violin music played in the background when I discovered an entire family of food shows on the blossoming food network. Twenty years later I am still a home chef with a backyard garden, yet in my head I am a trained chef who has eaten her way around the world, tasted all things exotic, competed in many challenges, judged the best of the best, and have a circle of friends which includes Emeril, Bobby, Rachael and more. I like to learn and challenge myself simply for the pleasure of all things food. I am a student of the University of Food Network and my textbooks, exams and extra-curricular activities all stem from channel 39.

Friday, November 21, 2014

Caramelized Onion and Steak Pizza

I can't believe with this post I am caught up sharing every recipe I have done. As of today I am 17 recipes short of meeting my goal! Today is the 325th day of the year and I have posted (with today's) 308 recipes! I gotta tell you, I am darn impressed with how close I have stayed. I teased my family that next year's challenge should be how often I can eat out! No...I think you can tell I would miss the cooking too much!
It is Junk Food Friday and pizza is an easy 'go to' staple. My friend kept telling me about a pizza that a local restaurant makes with steak and caramelized onions. She raves about it. So I decided to grill her about what all was on it; this is my interpretation. Now I have to go try the original and see how close her description is and how close I have come to the original! I will let you know.

Caramelized Onion and Steak Pizza
printable recipe

1 recipe of pizza dough
olive oil
6-8 oz. steak such as Delmonico
salt and pepper
3-4 yellow onions, sliced thin
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 T. butter
4 oz. cream cheese
1/2 c. milk
8 oz. grated mozzarella (I added some Romano and Parmesan)
Balsamic vinegar

Prepare the pizza dough according to the recipe.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In a medium skillet heat 1 T. oil. Add the sliced onions and cook on low until cooked through and browned, about 20 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.

In a small saucepan melt the butter. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant.

Add the milk and cream cheese and whisk until smooth.

Bring the heat back up in the skillet. Season the steak with salt and pepper. Sear on both sides, 3-4 minutes per side. Remove and let rest for 10 minutes. Slice thin.