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Thai Pizza

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Ingredients :

·         1 Pizza Dough Shell (uncooked)

·         Sauce:

·         2/3 cup smooth peanut butter

·         3 tablespoons Hoisin Sauce

·         2 tablespoons rice vinegar

·         1 tablespoon sesame oil

·         6 oz. Monterrey Jack cheese

·         1 cup bean sprouts

·         1/2 lb. small shrimp, cooked, shelled, and deveined

·         1/4 cup finely chopped green onions

·         crushed dried hot chilies, to taste

How To Make :

·         Preheat oven to 450F.

·         Mix sauce ingredients together. Spread sauce evenly over crust.

·         Top with shrimp and onions, then cheese. Bake until cheese begins to brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

·         Remove from oven, top with bean sprouts and pepper flakes, slice and serve.

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Ingredients :

BBQ Chicken Pieces

·         10 oz. boneless/skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4 inch cubes

·         1 Tbs. olive oil

·         2 Tbs. favorite BBQ sauce

For the Pizza:

·         1 recipe Thin Crust Dough

·         Cornmeal, semolina, or flour for handling

·         1/2 cup favorite BBQ sauce (a spicy−sweet sauce works best)

·         2 Tbs. shredded smoked Gouda cheese

·         2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

·         1/4 small red onion, sliced into 1/8−inch pieces

·         2 Tbs. chopped fresh chopped fresh cilantro

How To Make :

To make BBQ Chicken:

·         In a large frying pan, cook the chicken in olive oil over

·         medium−high heat until just cooked, 5 to 6 minutes. Do not overcook.

·         Set aside in the refrigerator until chilled through. Once chilled, coat

·         the chicken with 2 Tbs. BBQ sauce; set aside in the refrigerator.

To make the pizza:

·         Place the pizza stone in the center of the oven and preheat to 500 degrees F. for one hour before cooking pizzas.

·         Use a large spoon to spread 1/4 cup BBQ sauce evenly over the surface of the prepared dough within the rim. Sprinkle 1 Tbs. smoked Gouda cheese

·         over the sauce. Cover with 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella.

·         Distribute half the chicken pieces evenly over the cheese (approximately 18 pieces). Place approximately 18 to 20 pieces of red onion over the

·         surface. Sprinkle an additional 1/4 cup mozzarella over the top of the pizza.

·         Transfer the pizza to the oven; bake until the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese at the center is bubbly, 8 to 10 minutes. When the pizza is cooked, carefully remove it from the oven; sprinkle 1 Tbs. cilantro

·         over the hot surface. Slice and serve.

Chicago Style Pizza

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Ingredients :

DOUGH:

·         1 Package active dry yeast

·         2 teas. Sugar

·         1 1/4 cups Warm water

·         2 3/4 cups All−purpose flour

·         1/2 cup yellow cornmeal

·         3 tbls. Olive oil

·         1 teas. Salt

 

TOPPING:

·         1 cup Pizza sauce

·         12 oz. Shredded mozzarella cheese

·         1/2 lb. Ground beef, crumbled, cooked

·         1/4 lb. Italian Sausage, crumbled, cooked

·         1/4 lb. Pork Sausage, crumbled, cooked

·         1/2 cup Pepperoni, diced

·         1/2 cup Canadian bacon, diced

·         1/2 cup Ham, diced

·         1/4 lb. Mushrooms, sliced

·         1 small Onion, sliced

·         1 Green bell pepper, seeded, sliced

·         2 oz. Grated Parmesan cheese 

How To Make :

·         For dough, sprinkle yeast and sugar into warm water in small bowl, let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.

·         Mix flour, cornmeal, oil and salt in a large bowl; make a well in the center and add yeast mixture. Stir to form a soft dough, adding more flour if

·         necessary. Turn onto a floured board and knead until dough is supple and elastic, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl, cover and let rise

·         in a warm spot until dough has doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down.

·         Roll dough to a 13−inch circle. Transfer to an oiled 12−inch pizza pan folding the excess over to make a small rim. Spread with pizza sauce;

·         sprinkle with all but a handful of the mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with meats and vegetables. Top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Let rise in a warm spot about 25 minutes.

·         Heat oven to 475 degrees. Bake pizza until crust is golden, about 25 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing.