California Pizza Kitchen Thai Chicken Pizza

Ingredients

SPICEY PEANUT SAUCE

• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons minced ginger
• 2 tablespoons roasted sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon vietnamese chili sauce (or dried chili flakes)
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 2 tablespoons water

THAI CHICKEN PIECES

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 10 ounces boneless skinless chicken, beast cut into 3/4-inch cubes
• pizza dough
• cornmeal or flour, for handling
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 4 scallions, slivered diagonally
• 1/2 cup white bean sprout
• 1/4 cup shredded carrot, chopped roasted peanuts
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

1. 1

   Combine sauce ingredients in a small pan over med. heat. Bring the sauce to a boil; boil gently for one minute. Divide into 2 portions for use on chicken and pizza; set aside.

2. 2

   To make Thai chicken.

3. 3

   Cook the chicken in olive oil over med-high heat, stirring, until just cooked; 5 to 6 minutes do not overcook. Set aside in refrigerator until chilled through. Once chilled, coat the chicken with 1/4c sauce. Set aside in refrigerator.

4. 4

   To make the pizza.

5. 5

   Use a large spoon to spread 1/4c sauce evenly over pizza dough within the rim. Cover sauce with 3/4c cheese.

6. 6

   Distribute half the chicken pieces over the cheese followed by half the green onions, bean sprouts, and carrots, respectively. Sprinkle an additional 1/4c cheese over the toppings and top the pizza with 1T chopped peanuts.

7. 7

   Transfer the pizza to oven; bake until crisp and golden and the cheese is bubbly, 9 to 10 minute When cooked through, remove pizza from oven. Sprinkle 1T chopped cilantro over the hot cheesy surface.

8. 8

   Repeat with remaining ingredients for a second pizza.