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CONTESTANT SCORECARD
Elimination Challenge Wins: 2/10
Quick Fire Challenge Wins: 4/10
Status:
WINNER OF TOP CHEF SEASON 3!
File Under:
First Courses, Season 4
Peach Taleggio Pizza
Source: Richard Blais, Top Chef Season 4
rate this recipe:
Peach Taleggio Pizza with Sweet Tea Sauce
Prep Time: one hour
Serves: 4-5
Directions:
Sear sausage whole to create cooking fat; season. After a few minutes, add onion then garlic. Caramelize, being careful not to burn garlic. Remove sausage and slice into disks. Wilt rocket and deglaze with vinegar. Remove rocket and set aside. Oil pizza pan, then form dough, layer and build pie with sausage mixture, mozzarella and taleggio. Add peaches to this warm mixture. Bake at 550 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
Tea Reduction:
Reduce sweet tea with sugar and the pits from sliced peaches. When syrup consistency is achieved, remove from heat. Use as dipping sauce or condiment.
Ingredients:
2 links spicy Italian sausage
1 yellow onion, sliced
4 cloves garlic, smashed
1 bag (6-8 oz) arugula (rocket)
Droplets sherry vinegar
Oil for pizza pan
5 oz dough (prepared and proofed)
5 oz mozzarella, shaved
5 oz taleggio cheese, sliced
Two 16 oz bottles sweet tea
Sugar for tea reduction
2 fresh peaches, sliced thick
Comments
Jim wrote:
Dude, I am so trying this. It looked amazing, and it must have tasted better, since Rocco's a hard nut to crack.
posted on March 12, 2008 at 9:35 PM
Bitchy McSnappy wrote:
Who would have thought this would have worked? I'm trying it to make it this weekend. The winning duck dish looked pretty danged good, too. I'm so thrilled TC is back on Bravo.
posted on March 13, 2008 at 3:27 PM
Chris Black wrote:
Richard! You Rock! as a southern chef in San Francisco, I am completely out of loop with home and this one rocks for a simple pizza. I look forward to trying it when time permits. When I return home to Atlanta for Christmas, i am looking your place up.
posted on March 16, 2008 at 3:33 PM
Rahel Klapheke wrote:
So I guess I am the first to actually make this dish and comment on it. I made this for our weekly girls viewing of TC and it was outstanding. I used a pizza stone instead of a deep dish, and canned peaches since they aren't in season. You MUST try the sauce!! Richard, you are a genius!
posted on April 14, 2008 at 9:32 AM
ashley wrote:
this was most excellent. i used a premade crust and it was still great. i might like spinach instead of the arugula. but it was fantastic.
posted on May 19, 2008 at 8:08 PM
Kris wrote:
I'm curious as to what type/brand/what people used for the 16 oz. of sweet tea that this recipe called for? Call me out for being naive, I'd just like to know what other people used when making this amazing looking pizza.
posted on July 24, 2008 at 11:56 AM