California Pizza Kitchen Thai Chicken Pizza

Spicy 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

For the pizza -make pizza dough, use your own recipe

cornmeal or flour for handling

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

4 scallions, slivered diagonally

1/2 cup white bean sprouts

1/4 cup shredded carrots chopped, roasted peanuts

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

2 tablespoons chopped cucumbers - optional



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.



To make Thai chicken:



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 1/4 cup sauce. Set aside in refrigerator.



To make the pizza:



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



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



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



Repeat with remaining ingredients for a second pizza.

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