directions
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Prepare the pie crust dough and divide it in half
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Roll out one piece and place it in a deep dish nine-inch pie plate
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Roll out the other half and reserve it for the top crust
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4
Crumble the sausage in a skillet, add the olive oil, and saute it until the meat loses its pink color, about five or ten minutes
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Remove the meat with a slotted spoon and set it aside
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In the oil and sausage drippings saute the onion, garlic, and chopped peppers until they are crisp-tender
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Remove them with a slotted spoon
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Discard the grease
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In a bowl mix together the sausage, pepperoni, salami, onions, peppers, and chopped olives
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Add salt and pepper to taste
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Spread a thin layer of mozzarella on the bottom crust
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Add about a third of the meat mixture and spread it evenly over the cheese
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Dot with about a third of the spaghetti sauce and then sprinkle on a third of the Parmesan cheese
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Repeat the layering process, ending with a layer of mozzarella cheese
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Place the top crust over the filling and press with a fork to seal the edges
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Brush the top with cold water and bake in a preheated 350?F
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oven for thirty-five minutes or until the top is golden.
Pizza Rustica
ingredients
- 1 recipe pie crust dough
- 1/4 pound spicy beef sausage cut
- into 1/2-inch slices (page 64)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup (total) chopped red
- and green sweet peppers
- 1/4 cup pepperoni, diced
- 1/4 cup hard salami, diced
- 1 tablespoon black olives, chopped
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup spaghetti sauce salt
- freshly ground black pepper