Recipe by Johnny Gilbert, Pizza Tree, Columbia, Missouri
For the Corn Purée
Corn Purée -- Corne Asada Pizza
Author: Pizza Today
Recipe type: Sauce
Ingredients
- ½ pound unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup red onion (rough brunoise)
- 2 pounds sweet corn
- 1 cup vegetable stock
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup lime juice
- Dash of paprika for color
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a medium stockpot over medium heat, add vegetable oil and red onions.
- Stir regularly until the onions are soft. Do not allow them to brown at all.
- Add the butter, allow to melt and add corn. Stir to coat.
- Cook over medium heat until the corn is heated through.
- Add lime juice and vegetable stock. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil.
- Add cream, salt, black pepper and paprika to pot. Bring to near boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Pureé as smooth as possible with the immersion blender.
- Cool in an ice bath until the pureé has fallen to 60 F.
- Refrigerate as needed.
For the Carne Asada
Carne Asada -- Corne Asada Pizza
Author: Pizza Today
Ingredients
- 2 pounds flank steak
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- ¼ cup paprika
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 2 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoon dried chilies (ground)
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 ounces vegetable oil
- 1 cup orange juice
- 4 ounces lime juice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except steak. Stir well to combine.
- Tenderize flank steak if that tool is available.
- Marinate steaks in mixture for 3 hours.
- Grill steaks over high heat until seared on the outside and very rare (120 F) internally.
- Let stand and cool in its own juices.
- When cool enough to handle, cut into ¼ inch cubes.
- Freeze what you don't use immediately.
For the Corne Asada Pizza
Corne Asada Pizza
Author: Pizza Today
Ingredients
- 12-inch crust
- ¾ cup of corn puree (recipe above)
- 8 ounces of cut flank steak (recipe above)
- 2 ounces of mozzarella
- 2 ounces of white cheddar cheese
- 2 ounces of crumbled queso fresco
- ¼ cup pico de gallo
- Chopped cilantro
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
- On a 12-inch crust, spread ¾ cup of corn puree with a rubber spatula on to crust.
- Add 8 ounces of cut flank steak.
- Top with 2 ounces of mozzarella, 2 ounces of white cheddar cheese, and 2 ounces of crumbled queso fresco.
- Bake until it’s golden brown.
- Finish with your favorite pico de gallo, chopped cilantro and lime wedges