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California Pizza Kitchen Shrimp Scampi Pizza Recipe
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California Pizza Kitchen Shrimp Scampi Pizza Recipe

Make our California Pizza Kitchen Shrimp Scampi Pizza Recipe at home. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Shrimp Scampi Pizza will taste just like California Pizza Kitchen.
Prep Time30 minutes
Active Time25 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Pizza
Cuisine: American, Italian, Seafood
Keyword: California Pizza Kitchen, Pizza
Yield: 2 Pizzas

Ingredients

Garlic-Shallot Butter

  • 4 tablespoons Unsalted Butter divided
  • 1/4 cup minced Shallots
  • 2 tablespoons minced Garlic
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh Thyme Leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried Thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground White Pepper
  • 1/2 cup Chardonnay or other White Wine of choice
  • 1 teaspoon Chicken Soup Base or 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon Bouillon Granules

Pizza

  • Two 8-inch unbaked Pizza Shells or store bought or homemade Pizza Dough
  • Cornmeal, Semolina or Flour
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan Cheese
  • 1/4 Onion sliced into thin half rings
  • 12 medium Shrimp peeled, deveined and cut in half lengthwise
  • 4 teaspoons chopped fresh Oregano Leaves or 2 teaspoons dried Oregano
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Flat-Leaf Parsley

Instructions

Garlic-Shallot Butter

  • Place 1 tablespoon butter into a small saucepan
  • Place pan over medium-high heat and melt butter. Do not burn.
  • When butter is hot, add shallots, garlic and thyme. Cook, stirring, until mixture is light brown.
  • Add salt, white pepper, wine and chicken soup base. Cook until the mixture is reduced to about 1/2 cup, stirring occasionally and adjusting the heat as necessary to prevent scorching.
  • Remove pan from heat. Quickly whisk in remaining 3 tablespoons of butter. Set aside.

Pizza

  • Place a pizza stone in the center of the oven.
  • Preheat oven to 450°F. for at least 1/2 hour or more. (Or bake the pizza on a baking sheet, but do not preheat the baking sheet.)
  • Sprinkle a pizza peel, clean work surface or baking sheet with cornmeal, semolina or flour to keep the crust or dough from sticking.
  • Spread garlic-shallot butter sauce over both crusts to within 1/2 inch of the edges.
  • Sprinkle mozzarella, Parmesan and onions evenly over crusts.
  • Place shrimp halves, skin side up, evenly over the two crusts.
  • Transfer pizza to the oven. Bake until the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese at the center is bubbly, about 10 - 12 minutes. The shrimp should be opaque and cooked through.
  • Remove pizza from the oven.
  • Garnish each pizza with a sprinkling of oregano and parsley.
  • Slice and serve.

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