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Cocoa Nib and Spiced Lamb Sausage Pizza
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Cocoa Nib and Spiced Lamb Sausage Pizza

You can use this sausage to top any recipe for your favorite pizza dough if you’d like. My recipe is here, which can be divided in two, to make two pizzas.

1 recipe for Chocolate Pizza Dough, rolled out onto baking sheets

Course: Others

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic finely minced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion peeled and finely chopped, small
  • 1/2 pound lamb ground
  • 1/2 cup peeled seeded, and chopped canned plum tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste or harissa
  • 1/4 cup parsley flat-leaf, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons pine nuts toasted
  • large pinch cinnamon each
  • large pinch allspice
  • large pinch cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoons red pepper flakes or chili flakes
  • salt freshly ground
  • black pepper freshly ground
  • lemon juice fresh
  • 1/4 cup cocoa nibs roasted
  • 4 ounces fontina cheese grated
  • 2 ounces mozzarella cheese grated

Instructions

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  1. In a small bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons olive oil and the minced garlic. Set aside.
  2. Heat remaining olive oil in a skillet and cook the onions until soft and translucent. Add the lamb, tomatoes, tomato paste (or harissa), parsley, pine nuts, spices, and season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Cook slowly for 10 minutes (uncovered).
  3. Remove from heat and add a squeeze or two of fresh lemon juice and let cool to room temperature. Once cooled, stir in the cocoa nibs.

Notes

  • To make the pizzas: Brush top of pizza dough with garlic-infused olive oil. Sprinkle half of the cheese over the dough then spread the sausage over the cheeses. Finally top with the remaining cheese and bake the pizza in a very hot oven until the cheese is bubbling and deep-golden brown.