Man Pizza

A couple of weeks ago, I was wasting time reading magazines, as usual.  For me, procrastination rears its ugly head through the temptation to hunt for new and exciting recipes on the internet and in the multiple food magazines that my loving friends and family have subscribed me to.  I believe that on this particular day, I was supposed to be writing lesson plans, grading papers, and working on my own grad homework.  While these eventually got done, I am so happy that I put them off because I came up with the inspiration to make "Man Pizza."  The original idea came from Martha Stewart's Everyday Food magazine.  It was simply a flatbread pizza with steak, veggies, and bleu cheese.  It looked good, but upon further contemplation, I knew that I needed to change it.  Frank was coming over for dinner, and since he has yet to discover the awesomeness that is bleu cheese, I knew that I had to substitute that.  And hey, while I was at it, why not make it into all things man.

Man Pizza

Ingredients
1 pizza crust (the original version called for frozen pizza dough to be cooked, but I couldn't find it in my market, so I went with a pre-baked one.  Not bad)
1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
1 garlic glove, minced
2 tablespoons butter
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
1 flank steak
6 oz Gorgonzola Cheese
Basil ribbons for garnish

Directions
If you are using a frozen pizza dough, prepared using package directions.
Rub the steak with olive oil, salt and pepper.  This can be done up to a day in advance.  Sear each side of the steak for about 2 minutes, and remove from heat to let rest.  The steak should be medium-rare, as it will continue to cook once on the pizza. (Keep in mind, this is man pizza, and men generally like rare meat.)
Melt the butter in a medium pan and add onions and garlic.  Cook over medium heat until caramelized.  Set aside.
Once the steak has rested, thinly slice against the grain.  Put the crust on a pizza sheet, and add the onions.  Layer on the cheese and steak. 
Place the pizza under a hot broiler and heat through until the cheese looks melty and delicious.  Remove from oven and add the basil ribbons.

Since this is such a rich pizza, I served it with a simple side salad.  So so good.  I made it with a thicker crust, but in the future, I would like to try it with a thin crust.