I don’t know if I’ve told you, but Billy and I are kinda
pizza snobs. We live in an area of South
Florida where there are tons of New Yorkers, and New Yorkers know how to make
pizza!
Since we are such pizza snobs (I'm really not proud of being a snob), it came as a shock to me that
we actually love Thai Pizza.
I’ve never seen Thai Pizza on any menu at our local pizza
joints; in fact they may be mortified that there are actually people who put
peanut sauce on pizza dough and call it pizza. But I did it, I put peanut sauce and chicken and tofu on a pizza…and it’s de-lish!
Thai Pizza with Chicken for chicken lovers, and Thai Pizza with Tofu for vegetarians. |
One of these pizzas will feed two people so I made two pizzas so
that we could have leftovers, and let me tell you that Billy and I both were
excited to eat this Thai Pizza all over again.
Here's what you
need: 1 lb. of fresh pizza dough or 2 store bought pizza crusts, Peanut Sauce, sliced grilled or baked tofu, OR sliced cooked chicken (I use a BBQ flavor rotisserie
chicken and sliced it with the skin on), red bell pepper, onion, bamboo shoots,
mozzarella cheese, and cilantro leaves.
I also like to have
some chopped roasted peanuts, but I forgot to get some.
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I was going to make
my usual Peanut Sauce when I remembered that I had this peanut butter, it came in a
peanut butter sampler that I ordered on FAB.
Asian Jazz peanut
butter is spicy and yummy; I included directions on how to make peanut sauce
using this ingredient at the end of the recipe!
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Baked or grilled tofu has a denser meaty texture to it,
there's nothing jiggly about this tofu.
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If I make pizza dough, I like to allow it to rise overnight in the refrigerator to ferment and get really flavorful. Since I was making this pizza on a whim, I bought my dough at the grocery store, they sell it in the bakery section. Some pizza parlors will also sell their dough. You may also use store bought pizza shells, just be sure and bake them according to the package directions.
Cut the one pound ball into two to make the pizza more manageable. |
Add a generous amount of cornmeal a peel or the back of a
sheet pan (a peel really is best).
The cornmeal acts as little ball bearings that allow the
pizza to slide off of the peel easily.
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I neglected to mention that I use a pizza stone to bake my
pizza on. If you're using a pizza stone, then you will want to use the
peel.
If you're baking your pizza in a
pan, then don't bother with the peel.
Just lay the pizza dough in the pan and assemble it, if you have two pans, then you may make both pizzas at the same time.
See? Football!
Assemble one pizza at a time, first spread the peanut sauce
on the bottom, leave 1/2 to 1 inch border free of sauce.
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Since the chicken and bamboo shoots don't need to cook, I lay them on first. |
The same goes for the tofu. |
Layer thinly sliced red bell pepper and onions next. |
Top with grated mozzarella cheese.
I don't like to overdo the cheese, so only 1 cup is used on
each pizza, if you like it really cheesy you'll want to use more cheese than
that.
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Bake on a pizza stone that's really hot, follow the
manufacturer's instructions.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until the crust is golden brown and
the cheese is bubbly.
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Do not assemble your next pizza until you pull this one out of the oven or you won't have a peel to retrieve your pizza with...Don't ask how I know!
If baking pizza in a pan, then bake in a pre-heated 450 degree oven, for about 15 minutes, until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly; you may bake both pizzas at once if you have two pans.
THAI PIZZA, CHICKEN
OR TOFU
Serves 4
1 lb. Fresh pizza dough (some grocery stores make
and sell it in their bakery, or you may get it from the pizza parlor)
½ cup Peanut sauce
2 cups Cooked chicken, sliced (rotisserie,
grilled or roasted chicken), or 5 oz.
Grilled tofu, sliced
1 cup Red bell pepper, thinly sliced
½ cup Onion, thinly sliced
½ cup Bamboo shoots
8 oz. Mozzarella cheese, grated (about 2
cups)
1/3 cup Cilantro, leaves only (optional)
¼ cup Roasted peanuts, chopped (optional)
Cornmeal
for dusting the pizza peel
1.
If using a pizza stone, put that in the
oven. Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees.
2.
Cut the dough into two pieces and working with
one piece at a time; stretch or roll the dough until it is a 12-14 inch circle. You may find it easiest to stretch the dough,
let it rest and then stretch it some more.
3.
If using pizza pans, lay each round of dough
onto the pan. If using a stone, sprinkle
a generous amount or corn meal onto a pizza peel (or the underside of a sheet
pan); place one round of the dough on the peel.
4.
If using pizza pans, go ahead and make both
pizzas at the same time; most pizza stones will only have space to cook one
pizza at a time, so only prep one at a time. You will use half of the
ingredients for each pizza. Start by
spreading the peanut sauce onto one round of the dough, but leave a ½ to 1 inch
border free of sauce. Layer the chicken (or tofu),
bell pepper, onion, and bamboo shoots and top with cheese.
5.
If using pizza pans, just put them straight into
the hot oven for about 15 minutes; if using the pizza stone, slide the pizza
off of the peel (or the back of a sheet pan) on to the stone and bake for 8 to
10 minutes; until the edges of the crust are golden brown and the cheese is
melted and bubbly and is golden in spots.
6.
Remove the pizza from the oven and sprinkle the
cilantro and chopped peanuts over the top (optional).
Note: Two store bought pizza crusts may be substituted for
the pizza dough, bake those according to the package directions.
Asian Jazz Peanut Sauce
1-8 oz. jar Asian Jazz Peanut Butter (this peanut butter
has spices added to it)
3 Tbsp. Rice vinegar
3 Tbsp. Honey
1 Tbsp. Soy sauce, low-sodium
¼ - 1/3 cup Hot water
1.
In a medium bowl, mix the peanut butter, rice
vinegar, honey and soy sauce with a whisk; add the hot water a little at a time
until you have the consistency of a thick sauce.
You may also like:
Fresh Fig & Proscuitto Pizza topped with Arugula |
Pizza Joint Chicken Wings |
Asian Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing |
Thai pizza is one of my go-to pizza pies when we go out and now I'm thinking I've been missing out all this time and should be making it at home! Looks so delicious. I've never purchased a bamboo shoot in my life - can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteYummy! Love the addition of peanut sauce on this pizza :)
ReplyDeleteHi! Kari, I love Thai flavors and this pizza looks so good. The bamboo shoots are a great idea. I am going to have to make this real soon. thanks for sharing it with us. I am visiting from Let's Get Social Sunday. I am a new follower on Pinterest and GFC. I hope you will stop by and visit Soup Spice Everything Nice when you have the chance. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteYou combined two of my fave foods!! I've got to get my hands on some of that peanut butter, omg. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the thai flavors! Great way to mix up pizza night!
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