Pizza Uovo

Baked Farm Eggs, Ricotta, and Pancetta

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    2

    pizzas
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Barbuto Cookbook: California-Italian Cooking from the Beloved West Village Restaurant

By Jonathan Waxman

Published 2020

  • About

I don’t like to admit it, but I have issues with eggs. A childhood issue—no one is perfect! However, a majority of my customers love eggs, especially on pizza! So, bowing to public demand, I succumbed to capitalism and started serving egg-topped pizza.

How to cook the egg(s)? I suggest breaking them into small separate dishes that barely contain the eggs. Then upend each dish near the middle of the pie. Gently, but with a firm hand, return the pie to the oven. Wait a minute, and the