Pad Kra Pao Pizza
Pad Kra Pao Pizza
Ingredients
For the Pizza Dough
- 200 g all purpose flour
- 150 g water
- 3 g salt
- 3 g instant yeast
- 15 g olive oil
For the Pad Kra Pao Topping
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 garlic, minced
- 2-3 Thai chillies, minced
- 150 g ground pork
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 handful holy basil
For Assembly
- 1 tablespoon oil, for the pizza base
- 100 g shredded mozzarella
- 100 g fresh mozzarella
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, combine the all purpose flour, water, salt, instant yeast, and olive oil. Mix the ingredients together until a shaggy dough forms.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
Transfer the dough to a clean work surface and knead for approximately 5 minutes until it becomes smooth and elastic.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Place the kneaded dough back into the bowl, cover it, and let it proof (rise) until it has doubled in size. This can take 45-60 minutes depending on room temperature.
⏱️ 60 min
- 4
Once the dough has risen, gently punch it down to release the air. Stretch the dough by hand into a round pizza crust shape on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and minced Thai chillies to the hot oil. Sauté them until they are fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Add the ground pork to the pan. Break up the pork with a spoon and cook until it is fully browned, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min
- 7
Stir in the oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and dark soy sauce. Mix well to coat the pork evenly.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
Add the handful of holy basil leaves to the pan and stir until the basil wilts, about 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Preheat your oven to 200°C.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 200
- 10
Drizzle 1 tablespoon of oil over the stretched pizza dough on the baking sheet. Spread the prepared Pad Kra Pao topping evenly over the pizza dough, leaving a small border for the crust.
⏱️ 3 min
- 11
Evenly sprinkle the shredded mozzarella, followed by the fresh mozzarella, over the topping.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Place the pizza into the preheated oven. Bake for approximately 10 minutes, or until the pizza crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 200
- 13
Remove the pizza from the oven, slice, and serve immediately.
⏱️ 1 min
Kitchen Tools
Pad Kra Pao Pizza
For the Pizza Dough
- 200 g all purpose flour
- 150 g water
- 3 g salt
- 3 g instant yeast
- 15 g olive oil
For the Pad Kra Pao Topping
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 garlic, minced
- 2-3 Thai chillies, minced
- 150 g ground pork
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 handful holy basil
For Assembly
- 1 tablespoon oil, for the pizza base
- 100 g shredded mozzarella
- 100 g fresh mozzarella
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, combine the all purpose flour, water, salt, instant yeast, and olive oil. Mix the ingredients together until a shaggy dough forms.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
Transfer the dough to a clean work surface and knead for approximately 5 minutes until it becomes smooth and elastic.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Place the kneaded dough back into the bowl, cover it, and let it proof (rise) until it has doubled in size. This can take 45-60 minutes depending on room temperature.
⏱️ 60 min - 4
Once the dough has risen, gently punch it down to release the air. Stretch the dough by hand into a round pizza crust shape on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and minced Thai chillies to the hot oil. Sauté them until they are fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Add the ground pork to the pan. Break up the pork with a spoon and cook until it is fully browned, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min - 7
Stir in the oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and dark soy sauce. Mix well to coat the pork evenly.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Add the handful of holy basil leaves to the pan and stir until the basil wilts, about 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Preheat your oven to 200°C.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 200 - 10
Drizzle 1 tablespoon of oil over the stretched pizza dough on the baking sheet. Spread the prepared Pad Kra Pao topping evenly over the pizza dough, leaving a small border for the crust.
⏱️ 3 min - 11
Evenly sprinkle the shredded mozzarella, followed by the fresh mozzarella, over the topping.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Place the pizza into the preheated oven. Bake for approximately 10 minutes, or until the pizza crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 200 - 13
Remove the pizza from the oven, slice, and serve immediately.
⏱️ 1 min