Shrimp Scampi Pizza (California Pizza Kitchen)
- Reviews 2
Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
Yields: 1 pizza
Ingredients
garlic shallot butter
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄4 cup minced shallot
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch white pepper
- 1⁄3 cup Chardonnay wine
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon chicken base or 1 teaspoon bouillon cube
roasted garlic (I used about half this amount and it was still really good)
- 1⁄3 cup coarsely chopped garlic
- 1⁄2 teaspoon olive oil
for the pizza
- 1 recipe pizza dough
- 1 1⁄2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (a blend of mozzarella and parmesan or asiago is good)
- 1⁄4 white onion, sliced into 1/8 inch rings
- 12 medium shrimp, peeled, deveined and cut in half lengthwise (I used smaller shrimp, left them whole and used twice as many)
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley
Directions
- garlic shallot butter:
- melt 1 T butter in a nonstick pan over medium high heat.
- add shallot, garlic and thyme.
- cook, stirring, till mixture is reduced to about 1/2 cup (toward end of reduction, reduce heat to low and stir frequently).
- remove the pan from burner, quickly and thoroughly whisk in remaining 4 T butter.
- roasted garlic:
- preheat oven to 325.
- coat the coarsely chopped garlic with oil.
- spread the pieces of garlic over the surface of a glass casserole or sheet pan.
- roast in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, until the edges of the garlic begin to brown.
- remove the garlic from the oven.
- scrape up the garlic and redistribute it in a single layer to provde even browning.
- return the garlic to oven for another 15 minutes.
- remove from the oven when it is uniformly golden brown. set aside.
- to make pizza:
- preheat oven to 425.
- prepare dough.
- use a large spoon to spread garlic shallot butter over surface of the crust, within the rim.
- spread mozzarella over the butter sauce.
- evenly distribute the onions and roasted garlic over the cheese.
- place shrimp, skin side up evenly over the cheese and toppings.
- transfer pizza to preheated oven, bake till crust is crispy and golden and the cheese at the center is bubbly, about 15 minutes.
- the shrimp should be opaque and cooked through.
- when pizza is fully cooked, carefully remove from the oven, sprinkle oregano and parsley over the cheese.
- slice and serve.
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