Pulled Beef Pizza

Ingredients

2 large pizza bases
1/3 cup (95 g) pizza sauce
1/2 cup (55 g) shredded pizza cheese
1/4 quantity Texan-Style pulled beef
100 g cherry bocconcini, coarsely torn
1/4 cup (40 g) pitted mixed olives, halved
1/2 x 280 g jar chargrilled peppers (capsicum), drained, thinly sliced
Basil pesto, to serve
Baby rocket leaves, to serve

Texan-style pulled beef:

2 tsp olive oil
1.5 kg beef brisket
2 brown onions, cut into wedges
2 cups (500mL) beef or chicken stock
1/4 cup (60mL) apple cider vinegar
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 Tbs maple syrup
1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbs tomato sauce
1 Tbs Dijon mustard
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp onion salt
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp ground cumin

Method

To make the pulled beef, preheat oven to 150 C. Heat oil in a frying pan over high heat. Season beef. Cook beef in pan for 5 minutes each side or until golden. Transfer to a roasting pan.

Arrange onion around the beef in the pan. Whisk stock, vinegar, garlic, maple syrup, Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, mustard, paprika, onion salt, garlic powder, oregano and cumin in a jug. Pour evenly over beef, turning to coat.

Cover pan tightly with foil. Roast for 3 hours or until beef is very tender and falls apart when tested with a fork. Increase oven to 180 C. Uncover and roast for a further 30 minutes or until beef is golden brown and sauce thickens slightly. Set aside for 15 minutes to rest.

Use 2 forks to coarsely shred beef. Stir to combine with pan juices. Season.

To make the pizzas, preheat oven to 220 C. Place the pizza bases on baking trays. Spread evenly with the sauce and sprinkle with the pizza cheese. Top with the beef, bocconcini, olive and capsicum.

Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the cheese melts and is golden. Top the pizzas with pesto and sprinkle with rocket to serve.

Credits: Coles

Photo Credits: Coles