Caramelized Onion and Ham Pizza and Everything Everywhere All At Once

Hello and welcome to Pizza and a Movie! Today I have another great combination that is super simple with rich, unmistakable flavors. Sweet caramelized onions and savory ham. To go along with this classic combination, we have gruyere cheese instead of mozzarella. These three ingredients, delicious on their own, come together to create layers of sweet, savory, buttery and nutty flavors – so familiar yet so complex. Let’s get to it, it’s Caramelized Onion and Ham Pizza!

Caramelized Onions

First, preheat the oven with a pizza stone or steel to 450 degrees F. Start the prep with the caramelized onions. For the best results, no cheating. These take some time. Use yellow onions for the sweetest flavor. I went with two medium onions and had some caramelized onions leftover to add to another dish. Get a large pan and drizzle in 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Over low heat, add the sliced onions to the pan.

Let these go for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add more oil as needed to keep the onions from sticking. They shouldn’t stick at all if the heat is low enough, so if they’re sticking, add a little more oil and turn down the heat.

After 30 minutes, sprinkle with kosher salt and deglaze the pan with about 1/4 cup of dry white wine. Let the wine cook off and get completely absorbed by the onions. Once the skillet is dry cut the heat and transfer the onions to a separate dish to cool.

Ham and Gruyere

I have a single ham steak that I cut into 1/2-inch batons. While the ham is warming though and browning, grate the gruyere cheese.

We will brown the ham in the same pan we cooked onions in. Over medium heat add a drizzle of olive oil to the pan and add the ham. Let the ham warm through and develop a little bit of browning. Stir to evenly brown the ham pieces and remove from heat and let the ham cool before topping the pizza.

Building the Caramelized Onion and Ham Pizza

Roll, spin or stretch your prepared pizza dough to about 12-inches round. Start with about 2/3 of the grated gruyere, giving even coverage and leaving about 1/2-inch around the dough for the crust. Then top with the cooled ham.

Top with the caramelized onions and add the rest of the gruyere cheese on top.

We are ready for the oven! Bake the pizza for 10-15 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the crust is puffed and golden.

Caramelized Onion and Ham Pizza

Slice it up how you like it and let’s get to the movie!

Movie Night: Everything Everywhere All At Once

This movie is so weird! But don’t let that stop you from renting and watching it. Everything Everywhere All At Once is a heartfelt and sweet story about family, mixed with science fiction and kung fu, in a multiverse. Michelle Yeoh plays Evelyn Wang, a hard working woman whose laundromat comes under the scrutiny of the IRS in an audit. During the audit meeting, the multiverse collapses on Evelyn.

This movie has some very funny and very wacky moments. Jamie Lee Curtis is great as the IRS Auditor. A world where one is confronted with the other versions of themselves across the multiverse might be just as wacky and weird as the world imagined in Everything Everywhere All At Once. This is a very entertaining and fun movie, definitely give it a watch. Mari, I think you’ll like this one! Available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu and YouTube.

Thank you so much for joining me today for Pizza and a Movie. If you’re looking to catch up on Pizza and a Movie, check out the Pizza and a Movie archive under the SERIES tab in the main menu on Djalali Cooks. Have a great weekend, take care and be well. xo Kelly

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Dinner, Main Course – American/Italian

By Kelly Djalali – Serves: 2-4

Prep Time: 50 Minutes – Cooking Time: 10-15 Minutes – Total Time: ~1 Hour

Caramelized onion, ham, and gruyere come together to create layers of sweet, savory, buttery and nutty flavors – so familiar yet so complex.

Ingredients

• 2 Medium Sized Yellow Onions, Sliced thin
• 2 tbsp. Olive Oil
• Kosher Salt
• 1/4 cup Dry White Wine
• 8-10 oz. Ham, Sliced into 1/2-inch Batons
• 1 Prepared Pizza Dough
• 1.5 cups Gruyere Cheese, grated

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven with a pizza stone or steel to 450 degrees F

2

Get a large pan and drizzle in 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Over low heat, add the sliced onions to the pan.

3

Let these go for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add more oil as needed to keep the onions from sticking. They shouldn't stick at all if the heat is low enough, so if they're sticking, add a little more oil and turn down the heat.

4

After 30 minutes, sprinkle with kosher salt and deglaze the pan with about 1/4 cup of dry white wine. Let the wine cook off and get completely absorbed by the onions. Once the skillet is dry cut the heat and transfer the onions to a separate dish to cool.

5

In the same pan we used for the onions, over medium heat add a drizzle of olive oil to the pan and add the ham. Let the ham warm through and develop a little bit of browning. Stir to evenly brown the ham pieces and remove from heat and let the ham cool before topping the pizza.

6

Roll, spin or stretch your prepared pizza dough to about 12-inches round. Start with about 2/3 of the grated gruyere, giving even coverage and leaving about 1/2-inch around the dough for the crust. Then top with the cooled ham.

7

Top with the caramelized onions and add the rest of the gruyere cheese on top.

8

We are ready for the oven! Bake the pizza for 10-15 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the crust is puffed and golden.

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