Ingredients

• 1 lb Pizza Dough

• 10 oz Dried Figs

• 2 Onions 

• 2 cloves of Garlic 

• Rosemary 

• 2 tbsp Butter

• Salt

• Port Wine 

• Fresh Ground Pepper

• Olive Oil

How to Prepare

1. Chop the onions into large slices and mince the garlic

2. In a cast iron pan, add 2 -3 tbsp of olive oil and add the onions, garlic, 2 tbsp of butter and pinch of salt

3. Turn the heat on medium-low heat and put a lid on it to caramelize the onions

4. Remove the stems for the figs and cut them in halves or thirds

5. In a small saucepan, add the figs, pinch of salt and ⅓ - ½ cup of port wine

6. Cover the saucepan, cook on medium heat for about 15 minutes

7. (bring to a light boil)

8. Check on your cast iron pan, keep stirring until onions are caramelized

9. Check on saucepan, stir figs well then cover top and turn off the burner

10. (let sit for 25 minutes)

11. Next soon drain the figs into the onion mixture in cast iron pan

12. (do not dump liquid into pan)

13. Cover the cast iron pan with no heat and let sit for 5 minutes

14. Pour mixture into bowl and set aside

15. (this is your pizza sauce!)

16. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and bake your cast iron pan for 10 minutes

17. Add 3 tbsp olive oil to the bottom of the pan and spread the olive oil around the pan with the dough

18. (pizza dough should be room temp)

19. The dough should be the same thickness around entire pan bottom

20. (flip dough to get olive oil on both sides)

21. 'Dimple' the dough with your fingers so it stays in the shape of the pan and doesn't shrink and adds flavor

22. Lightly salt and pepper the dough then add the fig and onion mixture

23. Spread the mixture across the top of the dough and lightly press down in center

24. Bake for about 15-20 minutes at 375 degrees

25. Pull rosemary off their stems and lightly chop and make sure goat cheese is at room temperature

26. After about 12 minutes, take the pizza out of the oven and the goat cheese and rosemary over the top

27. Let pizza bake in oven for 5-8 more minutes

28. Let cool then enjoy!