Smoked Duck Pizza
A crisp cornmeal crust is topped with Aji Mirasol & New Mexico chili sauce, sliced red onions, smoked duck breast, Anaheim peppers, Quesillo Oaxaca and a fried duck egg. Garnished with chili-lime chicharrón and fresh cilantro..
Smoked Duck Pizza
For the Crust [makes 2 7-inch crusts] (adapted from a recipe by Martha Stewart)
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
a pinch of sugar
1/3 cups warm water
3/4 cups sprouted wheat flour, plus more for work surface
1/4 cup organic, stone-ground cornmeal, plus more for pizza stone
1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for bowl
In a small bowl, sprinkle the yeast and sugar over the warm water. Let stand until yeast is dissolved and mixture is foamy, about 10 minutes.
Combine flour, cornmeal, and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center, and add the yeast mixture and oil. Slowly stir ingredients with a wooden spoon just until dough starts to come together. Turn out dough on a lightly floured work surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, 7 to 10 minutes.
Divide dough into four 4-ounce balls. Place balls in a shallow oiled bowl, turning to coat with oil; cover with plastic wrap, and let rise 1 hour at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees with a pizza stone on lowest rack. Stretch dough into 7-inch rounds. Sprinkle cornmeal on a pizza peel or inverted baking sheet. Place dough rounds on top, and cooked until light golden brown, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Slide rounds onto pizza stone, and bake until crust is crisp and golden and toppings are bubbling, 5 to 7 minutes.
For the Sauce
3-4 New Mexico chilies, stemmed and seeded
3-4 Aji Mirasol chilies, stemmed and seeded
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 teaspoon raw guajillo honey
1 tablespoon Mexican oregano
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/4 cup tomato puree
sea salt to taste
Toast chilies in a dry skillet over medium heat for a minute or two on each side, taking care not to let them burn. Place the chilies in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Let stand until soft, about 1 hour.
Drain chilies and add to the bowl of a food processor along with the cumin, garlic, honey, oregano and tomato puree and process until smooth. Use a bit of the chili soaking water if needed to thin the sauce. Taste and adjust for salt.
For the Chicharrón and Fried Eggs
The skin and fat layer of 1 duck breast, cut into 1″ julienne
chili powder
fresh lime
Cook duck fat with attached skin over medium-low heat until the fat has rendered and the skin is a deep golden brown. Transfer to a side dish to drain then immediately season with chili powder and fresh-squeezed lime juice.
Pour off all but 2 teaspoons of duck fat, then crack eggs into hot pan. Fry just until barely set, as the eggs will be finished in the oven.
To assemble
Use the back of a spoon to spread a thin layer of chili sauce over the cornmeal crust. Arrange sliced, smoked duck breast, chopped red onion, sliced Anaheim peppers and Oaxaca cheese over the top. Place fried egg in the center of the pizza then bake in a 500 degree oven until bubbly, about 5 minutes.
Garnish with chicharrón and fresh cilantro and serve immediately.
Cage Free Family said,
April 3, 2010 at 5:21 pm
That looks so beautiful…. drooling…
Ren said,
April 3, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Thanks! I was very happy with the way it turned out. The toasty, crunchy corneal crust was especially nice.
Meagan said,
April 5, 2010 at 10:33 am
Delicious… I wish I could be eating that warm egg right now.
Ren said,
April 5, 2010 at 11:30 pm
Thanks, Meagan! Duck eggs are larger and perhaps a little richer in flavor than chicken eggs, and as you can see, they stand up to being fried and then thrown into a 500 degree oven :)
Lindsey said,
April 5, 2010 at 12:47 pm
omg… that sounds like the best, most amazing pizza EVER! I love duck so thanks for the new idea!
Ren said,
April 5, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Well, not quite. Close, maybe :)
Thanks!
ziabaki said,
April 6, 2010 at 11:27 am
I love your blog! Nice to find you. How do you get those cool icons? I really really want the slow food one! I can imagine that this pizza is like a symphony going off in your mouth. Thanks for the lovely post.
DZ
kathy said,
April 7, 2010 at 12:03 pm
That pizza looks yummy and the toppings are new, it sounds interesting and it makes me crave for pizza. Thanks for this post :-)
Ren said,
April 8, 2010 at 12:00 am
Thanks, Kathy!
It just sort of came together at the last minute because that was what I had on hand at the time. Necessity is the mother, as they say
kjf916 said,
August 30, 2011 at 8:49 pm
How much sugar did you use in the water/yeast step, please? I’d like to give this a go!
Ren said,
August 30, 2011 at 9:09 pm
I used just a pinch (literally, about 1/8 teaspoon). Would love to hear about how it goes if you decide to do it. Thanks much!
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