Cassies Thin Crust Shrimp Scampi Pizza Food

INDIVIDUAL SHRIMP SCAMPI PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Prepare scampi according to package directions and keep warm. Spray two large baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. Divide the pizza dough into 4 equal pieces, and using your hands, stretch each into a 6-inch pizza crust. Place the crusts on the baking sheets. Brush some of the warm scampi juice on each of the dough discs and top with the diced tomatoes. Bake for 15 minutes, rotating the sheets from top to bottom to ensure even cooking. After 15 minutes remove from the oven and divide the shrimp scampi between the 4 pizzas. Top each with mozzarella cheese and put back in the oven for another 3-5 minutes. In a small bowl, toss the Parmesan cheese, lemon zest and arugula. Remove the pizzas from the oven (the crust should be a golden brown). Top each pizza with the arugula mixture and serve.

SHRIMP SCAMPI PIZZA

Steps:

• Set an inverted baking sheet on a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Invert another baking sheet and place a piece of parchment on top and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and crushed red pepper flakes, and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Pour in the wine and reduce until the alcohol smell is no longer present and the sauce is golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Dust the parchment paper on top of the inverted baking sheet with flour. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out and stretch the dough into a 12-inch circle then place it on the paper. Scatter the shrimp evenly over the dough leaving a 1/2 inch border all around. Spoon the butter sauce over the shrimp, and use a pastry brush to spread the sauce to the edges. Finish by sprinkling the mozzarella cheese over the top, staying within the border.
• Place the sheet pan with the pizza on top of the preheated inverted baking sheet and bake until the dough is crisp and the shrimp are cooked through, 12 to 14 minutes. Sprinkle the pizza with the parsley and freshly grated Parmesan, slice into wedges and serve immediately.

~ CASSIES THIN CRUST SHRIMP SCAMPI PIZZA ~

Steps:

• 1. In a small saucepan, melt 1/4 cup butter over med heat, add garlic and cook for just a few minutes, making sure not to burn. Remove from heat and add seasonings. Let cool then stir in the cheese. ( This will be used to spread on dough before cheese.) Forgot to get a picture of it finished.
• 2. For the shrimp : In a medium skillet, melt the butter over medium high heat, when frothy add the garlic and stir, then add the shrimp & seasonings. Cook until shrimp is done, about 3 minutes, turning and shaking pan often. Once shrimp is cooked, stir in the dry sherry. Set aside to cool, then cut each shrimp in half.
• 3. Preheat oven to 450 degree F. Lightly grease your pizza pan and sprinkle lightly with corn meal. Pat out the crust with greased fingers ( I use olive oil. ) Once you have the crust spread out and have made an edge. Place in oven for about 3 - 5 minutes.
• 4. Remove crust and brush crust evenly with the garlic butter mixture you made in the first step. Sprinkle evenly with cheese. Using my fingers I spread the shrimp evenly over the cheese. Using fingers or spatula, evenly sprinkle the pizza with the juices left from the shrimp. Sprinkle evenly with the green onions.
• 5. Place your oven rack in the lowest position. Place pizza in oven and bake for 18 - 20 minutes or until crust is brown and cheese is bubbly.
• 6. I remove the pizza from the pan and cut into serving sized pieces. Sprinkle with some fresh Italian parsley, red pepper flakes and some kosher salt, if prefer. Delicious!

THIN CRUST PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Mix warm water and sugar together in a bowl; add yeast. Set aside until yeast mixture becomes foamy, about 10 minutes.
• Pour yeast mixture into a large bowl; add flour, olive oil, and salt. Knead dough for 6 to 8 minutes, adding more flour to keep dough from sticking to your hands if needed. Cover bowl and let sit for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Grease 2 pizza pans or baking sheets.
• Divide dough in half. Make each half into a ball shape and roll each into a flat, circular crust using a rolling pin.
• Place 1 piece dough over your hands with your knuckles turned upward directly underneath the center of the dough. Using your knuckles and backs of your hands, toss the dough into the air in a circular motion, spinning the dough. This thins the center of the dough and forms the padded edge of the pizza. When the edge of the dough is about 1/4-inch thick, place the dough onto the pan. Pizza diameter will be about 10 inches. Repeat with other piece of dough.

SHRIMP SCAMPI PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees with pizza stone on bottom rack.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic and shallots until fragrant and softened, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in white wine, heavy cream, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until about 2-3 tablespoons of liquid remain. Stir in shrimp and cook until just starting to look pink, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Roll or stretch out the pizza dough into a 12-inch circle and place on a cornmeal dusted pizza peel. Top with shrimp, 5-6 dollops of ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, dried thyme and season with salt and pepper. Transfer pizza preheated pizza stone and bake until cheese is bubbling and crust is browned and crisp.
• Top with chives and tomatoes and cut into wedges to serve.

CREOLE SHRIMP PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Place crust on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush with 1-1/2 teaspoons oil; sprinkle with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Set aside. Combine lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon Creole seasoning. Add shrimp; toss to coat., In a small skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add onion, pepper, celery seed and remaining Creole seasoning; saute until onion is tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in pizza sauce and hot sauce. Remove from heat., Drain shrimp. Spread sauce mixture over crust. Top with shrimp and green pepper; sprinkle with remaining cheese., Bake until shrimp turn pink and cheese is melted, 25-30 minutes.

SHRIMP SCAMPI PIZZA (CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN)

Steps:

• 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.