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Thai
Chicken Pizza
1 pizza crust 10" unbaked
Peanut sauce,
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce or marinade
2 tablespoons hoisin
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons minced onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon minced gingerroot
Toppings
1 boneless, skinless chicken breast half
1 1/2 teaspoons Olive oil
1 1/4 cups grated mozzarella
1 to 2 green onions
1/2 cup bean sprouts
1/2 carrot, julienned or grated (1/4 cup)
2 teaspoons minced Cilantro*
1 tablespoon chopped peanuts
Prepare crust. Mix together the ingredients for the
peanut sauce in a small bowl. Pour this mixture into a
food processor or blender and blend for about 15seconds
or until the garlic , onion, and ginger are reduced to
small particles. Pour this mixture into a small pan over
medium heat and bring it to a boil. Cook for 1 minute.
Don't cook too long or the sauce will become lumpy. (
you may, instead , use a microwave for this step. Pour
the mixture into a small microwavable bowl and heat for
1 to 2 minutes) The Peanut sauce should be darker now.
slice the chicken into bite size chunks. Pour one-third
of the peanut sauce over the chicken in a sealed
container put into the refrigerator and marinate at
least 2 hours. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a small pan
over medium /high heat. Cook the marinated chicken for 3
to 4 minutes in the pan. Roll out your pizza crust and
place on the baking sheet or pizza pan . Spread a thin
coating of the remaining peanut sauce (the stuff you
didn't marinate the chicken in )on the pizza crust. You
may have sauce left over. Sprinkle 1 cup of the grated
mozzarella over the peanut sauce. Slice the green onion
lengthwise into thin strips (julienne) then cut across
the strips, slicing the onion into 2inch match stick
strips. Spread the onions over the cheese. Arrange the
chicken on the Pizza. Next go to the sprouts and the
julienned carrots. Sprinkle what's left of the
mozzarella just over the center area of the pizza.
Sprinkle the cilantro over the mozzarella, the the
chopped nuts on top. Bake the pizza for 10 to 12 minutes
or until the crust turns light brown. After removing the
pizza from the oven, cut across it 4 times to make 8
slices.
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