Have you ever been torn between eating Thai food and eating chicken? Well now you don’t have to worry, because this Thai chicken pizza recipe is exactly the combination of those two wonderful things. Like all Thai food, this pizza ends up being an amazing amalgamation of flavors and textures that will always impress you with the fact that it works so well. After all, whoever thought that carrots and honey on pizza would actually work?
Health Benefits
This Thai pizza recipe has many ingredients as Thai food tends to do. The most interesting ingredient in this instance are the carrots. Carrots have a plethora of interesting health benefits that are attributed to beta-carotene. Beta -carotene is a precursor of vitamin A. It is an antioxidant and helps to inhibit the oxidation of other molecules. It also protects the body from free radicals which can cause several chronic illnesses like cancer or cardiovascular disease.
Ingredients
cup warm water 110 F: 1
tbsp honey: 1
tsp active dry yeast: 2
cups all-purpose flour: 3
tsp salt: 1
tbsp olive oil: 2
tbsp peanut butter: 3 1/2
tbsp brewed black tea: 3
tbsp rice vinegar: 3
tbsp soy sauce: 2
tsp chili oil: 2
tbsp minced fresh ginger: 1
tsp honey: 2
boneless chicken breast half – cooked and sliced into thin strips: 1
tbsp sesame seeds – toasted: 2
tbsp paprika: 1
small fresh red chile pepper – finely chopped: 1
tsp salt: 1
green onions – sliced: 4
cup mozzarella cheese – grated: 1
carrot – peeled and grated: 1
cup fresh cilantro – chopped: 1/4
How To Make Gourmet Thai Chicken Pizza
- Pour warm water into a small bowl.
- Pour in honey and stir it until it dissolves.
- Pour in yeast, stirring until it dissolves.
- Let the concoction sit for about 10 minsuntil it becomes creamy.
- Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl and add the yeast mixture and olive oil.
- Stir well to combine.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface whenit’s pulled together.
- Knead in more flour until the dough is no longer sticky.
- Lightly oil the dough a large bowl.
- Place the dough in the bowl and turn it repeatedly to coat with oil.
- Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let it rise in a warm place until it has doubled in volume.
- Note: This should take about 1 hr.
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Punch the risen dough down on a floured surface.
- Divide the dough into two equal portions.
- Allow the dough to relax for 1min, then roll each portion out into a thin circle.
- Place the rolled out pieces onto lightly oiled pizza pans.
- Prepare the peanut sauce byplacing thesoy sauce, rice vinegar, tea,and peanut butterin a blender.
- Add ginger, chili oil, and honey and process until smooth.
- Combine thesesame seeds,3 tbsp of the peanut paprika, chile peppers, salt,chicken, and sauce in a medium sized bowl.
- Mix until the chicken is evenly coated.
- Spread the remaining peanut sauce evenly over the pizza dough.
- Top the pizza with chicken, green onions, and cheese.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 20 mins or until the cheese is lightly browned.
- Garnish with carrots and cilantro.
- Serve and enjoy!
Trivia
Thai food and pizza are two of the most popular food imports to America.