Shrimp Scampi Pizza Recipe
Chef Tom, a professional chef with training from around the world, shares his secret recipe for the perfect shrimp scampi pizza. Made with high-quality flour, water, salt, instant yeast, honey, olive oil, and other ingredients, this dough is easy to make and creates a delicious crust. After preparing the dough, Chef Tom demonstrates how to shape it into a perfect circle using the knuckles technique. He then adds 16-20 shrimp, garlic, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, and cornmeal as toppings. Finally, he bakes the pizza in a preheated 500-degree oven for about 10 minutes until the crust is golden brown. Enjoy the flavorful and mouthwatering shrimp scampi pizza by following Chef Tom's instructions.
Ingredients:
- High-quality flour (bread flour or high gluten flour is recommended)
- Salt
- Instant yeast
- Honey (optional)
- Extra virgin olive oil (canola oil or any neutral-flavored oil can be used)
- Water (heated to 100 degrees)
- Shrimp (size: 16-20)
- Garlic (finely chopped)
- Mozzarella cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Cornmeal (for dusting)
Cooking steps:
- In a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment, combine the flour, salt, instant yeast, honey (if desired), and water. Mix until the dough forms a ball of proper consistency.
- Remove the dough from the mixer and knead it by hand for a few minutes until it is smooth and not sticking to your hands.
- Shape the dough into a ball and place it on a sheet pan. Drizzle some oil on top of the dough to prevent it from drying out. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise until it doubles in size.
- Once the dough is ready, dust it with flour and start shaping it into a circle using your knuckles. Flip the dough and shape it from the other side as well.
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Prepare the toppings by cutting the shrimp in half lengthwise and finely chopping the garlic.
- Sprinkle cornmeal on a pizza peel or a baking sheet to prevent the pizza from sticking. Transfer the shaped dough onto the peel.
- Brush the dough with garlic-infused olive oil, creating a light sauce. Top with the halved shrimp, salt, pepper, Parmesan cheese, and mozzarella cheese.
- Clean the edges of the pizza and slide it onto a preheated baking stone or baking sheet.
- Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted.
- Once cooked, remove the pizza from the oven and let it cool slightly before serving. Enjoy the delicious shrimp scampi pizza by following Chef Tom's culinary secrets. Visit his website for more recipes and culinary tips.
