Pizza à Portuguesa

A delicious pizza featuring hard-boiled eggs and savory Portuguese chouriço sausage as toppings, Pizza à Portuguesa is quick and easy to prepare, yet extremely flavorful-- ideal for sharing with family during a busy week, or with friends on the weekends.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 12- inch/30.5 cm homemade or store-bought pizza crust ((I used Mama Mary's thin and crispy crust))
• Olive oil to brush crust and drizzle the pizza (optional)
• 1/3 cup tomato sauce
• 3 cups mozzarella cheese (shredded)
• 8-10 thin slices deli smoked ham
• 6-8 slices chouriço sausage (stir-fried (optional))
• 1 large tomato (sliced)
• 1 medium yellow onion (sliced)
• 1/2 medium green bell pepper (small diced)
• 2 large hard-boiled eggs
• 6-8 pitted black olives
• Fresh oregano
• 1 pinch Kosher salt
• 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 425º F/ 218º C (or at the temperature indicated on the package).
2. 2Line a large, round baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. 3--- To make the Pizza a Portuguesa: ---
4. 4Brush one (12-inch) pizza crust with olive oil, if desired (It seals the crust and makes it crispier). Spread the tomato sauce on top and then distribute the shredded cheese. Overlap the ham in the center of the pizza, and arrange the slices of sausage (optional), tomato and onion.
5. 5Slice one of the hard-boiled eggs and reserve to decorate the pizza when it comes out of the oven. Chopped the yolk of the other hard-boiled egg and sprinkle in the center of the pizza. Decorate with black olives, sprinkle on the oregano, and season with salt and pepper.
6. 6Bake for 10 minutes (or follow instructions on the package of the pizza crust), remove from oven, and decorate with the slices of hard-boiled egg. Drizzle the pizza a portuguesa with a little bit of olive oil if desired. Enjoy!