Thai Curry Chicken Pizza

A pizza with exotic flavors

• Ready In: 58 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  teaspoons  vegetable oil
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  thai green curry paste
• 1 (13 1/2ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk
• 2  tablespoons Thai fish sauce
• 2  tablespoons  packed dark brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 1  boneless skinless chicken breast, cut crosswise into thin strips (14 oz.)
• 1⁄3 cup  coarsely chopped fresh basil leaf
• 1⁄4 cup  diced canned bamboo shoot
• 22  ounces  california-style  pizza dough (Tony’s Pizza Dough)
•  unbleached bread flour, for dusting
• 2  cups  coarsely shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1⁄2 red bell pepper, julienned
• 1⁄3 cup  grated carrot
• 3  basil leaves, cut crosswise into thin strips, for garnish

Directions

1. Position an oven rack on the second-lowest level in the oven; place a baking stone on the rack.
2. Position another rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat oven to 500°.
3. Prepare toppings: in a saucepan, warm the oil over low heat; stir in the curry paste.
4. Add in the coconut milk, fish sauce, brown sugar, and lime juice.
5. Increase heat to medium; bring to a simmer.
6. Add in the chicken, chopped basil, and bamboo shoots; simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
7. Using a slotted spoon, drain the chicken and bamboo shoots and transfer to a plate to cool.
8. Increase heat to medium-high; boil the sauce until it is reduced to about 2/3 cup; set aside to cool.
9. Coat a 14-inch pizza screen or perforated pizza pan with cooking spray.
10. Place dough on a lightly floured work surface; lightly dust the dough with flour.
11. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 10-inch round without rolling over the edges.
12. Lift dough and check to make sure the dough isn’t sticking to the work surface.
13. Shake excess flour from the dough; lay dough on prepared pan and gently stretch dough into a 14-inch round.
14. Top the pizza: spread the reduced sauce over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border.
15. Drain and discard any juice from the chicken and bamboo shoots; arrange them in a single layer over the sauce; sprinkle mozzarella evenly over the top.
16. Place the pizza in the oven on the upper rack; bake 10 minutes, until the crust is crisp and golden brown.
17. Using a pizza peel, lift the pizza off the pan and place the crust directly on the baking stone (remove pizza pan from oven).
18. Bake about 3 minutes, until the bottom of the crust is golden brown.
19. Using the peel, remove the pizza from the oven and transfer to a cutting board.
20. Scatter bell pepper, carrot, and basil ribbons over the pizza; slice pizza into wedges and serve immediately.