Beef Sausage, Potato and Rosemary Pizzas

Pizza Day

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients
300 g good-quality beef sausages
2 250g pre-made pizza bases with tomato sauce
200 g grated mozzarella cheese
180 g baby red potatoes, very thinly sliced
½ small red onion, thinly sliced
1½ tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp rosemary leaves, in small sprigs +extra, to serve
1 fennel bulb, trimmed, fronds reserved, thinly sliced
1 bunch asparagus, thinly sliced
80 g baby rocket leaves
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
¼ tsp chilli flakes or sliced fresh chilli (optional)

Method
reheat oven to 220°C (200° fan-forced).
Place pizza bases on 2 large baking or pizza trays. Top with half the cheese, potatoes and then remaining cheese. Squeeze sausage meat from casings and drop small pieces onto pizza. Top with onion and brush pizzas lightly with 1/2 tablespoon oil. Sprinkle with rosemary and season. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until sausage is cooked and cheese is melted and golden.
Meanwhile, combine fennel, asparagus and rocket in a large bowl. Drizzle with remaining oil and balsamic, season and toss to combine.
Serve pizzas topped with chilli, if desired, and extra rosemary. Serve with salad.

Essential Tips:
Use any type of good-quality beef sausage for the pizzas – Italian beef is delicious.
Substitute potatoes with sweet potatoes, skin-on, very thinly sliced.
You can make your own pizza bases if desired and top with pizza sauce.
Gluten-free and wholemeal bases are widely available at supermarkets and greengrocers.

How to Make the Greatest Pizza

Create tasty Aussie beef toppings for National Pizza Day Step

Step up your pizza game this National Pizza Day by using Australian Beef, the Greatest Meat on Earth, to create tasty toppings that will ignite your pizza passion.

Whether you're hosting pizza night for the family, sharing with friends or impressing your other half, take your pizza to the next level with beef. Mix up flavour combinations, cooking styles and get inspired by different cultures and cuisines.

Choose any of these hero cuts - mince, sirloin or hanger steak – and follow our expert tips and recipe suggestions to create unique pizzas at home in no time.

Mince

Mince is versatile, affordable and easy to cook. It can be paired with a variety of flavours and works well for multiple cuisines, so you can create a different dish every time you cook with mince. Whether you create beef meatballs to proudly top your pizza or pan fry with herbs and spices, mince is a simple and quick choice for pizza night.

Cooking: In a pan, mince takes a couple of minutes to cook through and become golden brown. You can also pan fry meatballs or mini sausages for around 5-6 minutes or oven bake.

Top Tips:
Use mince to create your own meatballs or sausages and chop up to top your pizza. Make a little extra and keep in the fridge or freezer for another meal.
Reuse any leftover bolognaise or beef chilli and combine with feta or mozzarella for a super speedy pizza topping.
To keep things quick and simple, substitute a long list of spices for ready-made Moroccan, Mexican or Italian seasoning.

Sirloin

Sirloin steak is tender, juicy and full of flavour. Grilled with simple seasoning and sliced up, it's perfect for creating the ultimate gourmet pizza topping. Using sirloin steak on your pizza will add a delicious depth of beef flavour and is great paired with authentic Italian flavours, Middle Eastern spices or Asian seasoning.

Cooking: On a barbecue or in a frying pan, sirloin steak takes around 3-4 minutes on each side for medium rare. Make sure you rest the steak for at least 2 minutes to ensure it stays juicy.

Top Tips:
To keep your sliced steak nice and pink, add to the pizza once it's out of the oven as a finishing touch.
Alternately, you can substitute steak with sirloin roast leftover from a Sunday lunch. Just thinly slice and incorporate with toppings of your choice.
For a low carb option swap out a traditional pizza base for a cauliflower recipe.

Hanger

The Hanger steak is found -hanging' from the last beef rib. Similar to the flank steak, hanger is suited to quick cooking on a high heat for the best texture and flavour. Whether you cook in thin strips with spices, or slice the steak after grilling and add to your pizza, this is the perfect option for a quick and easy meal.

Cooking: Hanger steaks will cook in 3-4 minutes for medium rare or can be flash fried in 2-3 minutes when sliced thinly. It's still important to rest your steak before slicing and adding to your pizza.

Top Tips:
For variety, you can swap out beef mince for sliced hanger steak in some pizza recipes. Simply marinade or grill in the same seasoning for a different texture.
Keep your pizza fresh and healthy by adding rocket, avocado or herbs once it's out of the oven.