Traditional Calzone

Name: Traditional Calzone
Yield: 2 portions
Ingredients: 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 1 cup chopped hot or sweet Italian sausage, cooked; 1 cup ricotta cheese; ½ recipe Basic Pizza Dough (1 ball); ½ cup Chopped onion; ½ cup grated Romano cheese; 1 cup cubed mozzarella cheese (¼-inch cubes); 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage or ¾ teaspoon dried; 2 sun-dried tomatoes, julienned; 1 tablespoon Pepper Pizza Oil; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

2
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Sweet or spicy sausages, mozzarella and Romano cheeses, sun-dried tomatoes, Pepper Pizza Oil, and a wisp of fresh sage are combined to give us the robust spiciness we’ve come to expect from the southern Italian kitchen. We like to serve this straight from the oven.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
½ cup Chopped onion
½ recipe

Main course
Dinner

Method

One hour before cooking, preheat the oven to 500°F. When the oven is almost ready, lightly oil a pizza pan and sprinkle with cornmeal.
Heat the oil in a small skillet, and sauté the onion, over low heat, until soft, 5 minutes. Set it aside.
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