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OT- Mona Lisa. Not the painting.

SGH
SGH Posts: 28,989
edited November 2014 in EggHead Forum
A question for the pizza gurus out there. Have you ever heard of a Mona Lisa? Not the lady made famous by Leonardo da Vinci in the portrait but a pizza concoction. I met my wife for dinner today at a pizza buffet and there it was bigger than Billy be frigged. The Mona Lisa. When I say that it was incredible that's a vast understatment to say the least. It's like a cross between a taco and a pizza. I did a forum search and it didn't come up. Just curious if anyone else is familar with it and is it known by another name. I would have took a pic but I left my phone in the truck and we was pressed for time. If anyone has a recipe for it would you share? Also real curious if others are familar with it? I wasn't. But it was outstanding nonetheless. I did Google it and like most things 10 billion different things came up. That's why I posed the question here, hoping that someone had a good sure fire method for making one. Thanks in advance my friends.

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  • Hibby
    Hibby Posts: 606
    Never heard of it before
    I cook. I eat. I repeat. Thornville, Ohio
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
    It looks like a challenge:

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    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,234
    I wish I could help, but I don't get out much. 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    @Hibby‌
    I had never heard of it either. When it comes to food I thought I had heard of about everything. However I was wrong. Today I had Mona Lisa and someone brought up "white hots" in another thread. I had never heard of either until today.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • Hibby
    Hibby Posts: 606
    Could you share where you saw it?
    I cook. I eat. I repeat. Thornville, Ohio
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    edited November 2014
    @Hibby‌
    Yes sir. It was at Sicily's.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    edited November 2014
    When I was a kid and worked at CiCi's Pizza, we served Taco Pizza. Basically, we sauced a very thin dough with a finely blended hot sauce, then topped it with ground beef. We then ran it through the oven 2/3 of the way. After it came out, we topped it with lettuce, cheddar cheese and sprinkled a lil more hot sauce on top.

    When fresh, it was my favorite thing to eat there.
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    If you ate it at a buffet in Biloxi I'll pass...and so will you. >:/
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    edited November 2014
    @cazzy‌
    I'm going back tomorrow and am going to buy a few of them to go so I can dissect them for farther analysts. It's one of those things that I really liked and want to duplicate. Brother it was incredible.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    @henapple‌
    It was actually that side of Biloxi. Diberville

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    Like it matters? [-X
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • Hibby
    Hibby Posts: 606
    I found many references to it but nothing regarding recipe or ingredients. All references tie to the buffet you ate at. Someone referred to it as this "nacho-salad/taco pizza contraption"
    I cook. I eat. I repeat. Thornville, Ohio
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    The Google machine has a Food Network recipe from some place that was on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. Looks like a standard "supreme" pizza, not Taco.

    http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/pizzeria-luigi-mona-lisa-pizza-recipe.html
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    Mona Lisa always brings Nat King Cole and Marlon Brando to mind.
    Mona Lisa Song by Nat King Cole: http://youtu.be/EG-A_qTAKEI
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    @Eggcelsior‌
    This one other than shape doesn't look like a regular pizza at all. It's in a sort of shell if you will. I'm going to go get one and post a pic of it. All that aside, it's spectacular.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    Never heard of it. Tonight I had some pizza dough left from the weekend but no pizza sauce or mozzarella. So I used salsa and some other grated cheese we had. It wasn't pizza, but it was good. :)

    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    All the reviews mention taco salad/nacho pizza.
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    @DMW‌
    Way to improvise brother W!!
    On a seperate note my friend. I have noticed that you seem fond of the direct fired hog cookers. I have been working on a direct fired clone of a Meadows Creek hog cooker. About got it complete. Going to test fire it along with Unit #7. I will email you some good close ups of the direct fired unit. I made it out of 1/2 in plate instead of sheetmetal. That's almost double the wall thickness of Unit #6.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    edited November 2014
    @SGH
    I will be interested to see it. I'm sure you know the Meadow Creek PR series do have a heat deflector that doubles as a drain pan for the fat drippings.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    edited November 2014
    @DMW
    Yes sir. I went just a little different route though. I used a 1/8 plate for a top "shield" with 1/2 inch holes drilled in it to allow for a slow drip to the main catch/deflector below. The main is made out of the same 1/2 inch plate as the rest of the unit. I did this to cut down on the "steaming" affect elicited by the grease hitting the main. It has worked as I hoped thus far.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    Just seemed fitting some how.
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    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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