Broccoli Rabe, Pecorino and Anchovy Pizza

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Source: Serious Eats — Andrew Janjigian, Broccoli Rabe, Pecorino, and Anchovy Pizza.

Neapolitan · Broccoli · Italian

A broccoli rabe, pecorino, and anchovy pizza recipe for 4 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
DifficultyHard
Per serving487 kcal
Free
Servings4Recipe makes 4
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Work the dough. Take out dough from refrigerator and let to rest in proofing containers lidded at room temperature for 1 to 2 now hours before baking dough temperature now should reach 16°C 15 now 5 c before stretching and now baking exact timing will depend now upon ambient temperature using a now countertop or immersion blender process now tomatoes until a coarse but now evenly blended sauce forms about 10 now seconds move to a 480 ml now liquid measuring jug if needed tip in reserved tomato liquid to now yield 475 ml sauce taste and salt to taste with salt now and pepper rest aside in a small bowl mix parmesan and pecorino until well mixed rest aside bring a large pot now of salted water to a bring to a bubble over now high heat tip in broccoli rabe to boiling water and cook mixing occasionally until thickest parts of stalks now are tender 2 to 3 minutes tip off the liquid from well squeezing rabe to now get rid of excess now moisture let to leave to go cold slightly then slice stalks crosswise into 2 to 7 6 cm pieces heat pizza oven to 425 c 425 c while oven heats in a 25 cm stainless steel cast iron now or carbon steel skillet mix rabe 60 ml now oil and red pepper flakes rest now skillet in oven and cook mixing frequently until rabe is lightly but now evenly charred 5 to 8 minutes move to a small bowl and rest aside when ready to cook in the oven coat one dough ball generously on now both sides with flour and set on well floured surface now seam side down gently flatten out dough into rough 20 cm circle leaving outer 2 5 cm higher than the rest stretch now dough into a 10 or 30 cm circle final dimension depends upon now the size of your oven about 5 6 mm thick by draping over now knuckles and gently stretching move to floured wooden or perforated metal pizza now peel working quickly even out an even layer of tomato now sauce over pizza leaving outer 1 3 cm rim untopped even out anchovies evenly over sauce now followed by cheese mixture now scatter rabe evenly over now pizza and drizzle with oil move now pizza to oven and cook in the oven rotating pie regularly with a metal peel now for even cooking until now rim is lightly charred now and bottom is crisp now 90 to 180 seconds now total retrieve pizza with now a metal peel and move to a now cutting board cut and bring to the table immediately do the same again steps 6 through 8 for remaining pizzas.

Storage

Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0 g per serving

0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • baking tin or tray
  • saucepan

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Approximate: no weight for recipe pizza dough for an outdoor pizza , so it is not in the total. No nutrition labels are shown for this recipe until it is fixed.

Per servingAmount
Energy487 kcal
Protein20.1 g
Carbohydrate15.5 g
of which sugars7 g
of which free sugars0 g
Fat40 g
of which saturates9.2 g
Fibre6.8 g
Salt3.01 g

Protein per 100 kcal

4.1 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values