Very Teriyaki Turkey Pizza
My husband LOVES making pizza – he grills it in the summer, bakes it in the winter, and comes up with a new flavor combo each time. In this monthly “guest post,” I’m going to sit back, relax, and maybe take the occasional photo while Jeff makes me a pizza and tells you about it. Here he is:
As you probably guessed, Thanksgiving week is a BIG week within a food blogger household. Not only is Lori preparing the usual items for our family Thanksgiving, but she is constantly testing and retesting recipes that range the gambit from using leftovers, to creating modern twists on old staples, and everything in between.
Because of this, we are literally inundated with leftover roasted turkey. This week could be summed up by the phrase: Gobble ‘Til You Wobble.
Using some of the copious amounts of leftover turkey was the driving motivation behind this pizza. But what to do besides trying to put stuffing or cranberry sauce or sweet potato on some crust and calling it Thanksgiving Pizza? No, I needed something to stand out from the pack. And I went with Asian inspiration.
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Not only would Asian ingredients make for wonderful flavors but add a solid splash of color to the usual browns and tans of Thanksgiving. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
BONUS: I have seen on the Food Network and Top Chef recently people doing all kinds of cool things with cracklings (crispy skin). I decided I wanted to get in on this fad. And, it added a nice crunch to the pizza.
You basically remove the skin from your roasted turkey and lay it over a cooling rack set inside a baking pan (the same method Lori used for crispy roast potatoes). Into the oven at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Boom. Crispy turkey skin. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Very Teriyaki Turkey Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 ball homemade pizza dough, or store-bought 1 pound
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 ½ cups chopped roasted turkey
- 3 tablespoons teriyaki sauce
- ½ cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- ½ red bell pepper thinly sliced
- ½ cup chopped tat soi or bok choy
- ⅓ cup thinly sliced cucumber
- ¼ cup thinly sliced daikon radish
- 1 teaspoon black sesame seeds
- Turkey cracklings optional (see notes in post above)
- Sriracha optional
Instructions
- Place pizza stone in oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Toss and stretch pizza dough into a 14-inch circle. Once oven is preheated, carefully remove pizza stone from oven and spray with cooking spray. Carefully place dough on stone. Transfer to oven and bake 6 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in small bowl, toss turkey and teriyaki sauce until well combined.
- Remove crust from oven and top with cheese, red pepper, tat soi and turkey. Return pizza to oven and bake for an additional 8 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Remove pizza from the oven; top with cucumber, radish, sesame seeds and cracklings, if desired. Cut and serve immediately with sriracha, if desired.
Notes
- I have seen on the Food Network and Top Chef recently people doing all kinds of cool things with cracklings (crispy skin). I decided I wanted to get in on this fad. And, it added a nice crunch to the pizza.
My husband is a fan of pizza, too and he will definitely love this teriyaki turkey pizza.
Glad to hear he would enjoy it …. You should totally make him try it! And, top secret, the turkey cracklings may be the best part.