Fried Egg and Sausage Pizzas
(Pizza con Uova Fritte e Salsiccia)
Ingredients:
1 loaf ciabatta bread (about 1 pound)
1 cup chopped green onions
8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
8 ounces sliced hot pepper cheese (Monterey Jack)
1 pound spicy or sweet Italian sausages, casings removed
8 large eggs
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450°F.
Cut bread horizontally in half.
Place bread halves, cut side up, on separate baking sheets.
Mix onions and 6 tablespoons olive oil in small bowl.
Season with salt and pepper.
Reserve 2 tablespoons onion oil and spread remaining onion oil over bread.
Top with cheese.
Saute Italian sausages in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, breaking up with spoon, about 7 minutes.
Divide sausage among bread halves.
Bake pizzas until cheese melts and bread begins to crisp, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in each of 2 large skillets over medium-high heat.
Crack 4 eggs into each skillet.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Cook 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and let eggs stand in skillets while pizzas bake.
Arrange 4 eggs atop each pizza.
Spoon reserved onion oil over eggs.
Cut each pizza between eggs into 4 pieces. Serves 4.