Michelle at the blog Ms enPlace has quite a unique imagination when it comes to pizza!
I've thought about coming up with a crab pizza, but my imaginary crab pizza has a base of my crab enchilada sauce (crab pasta sauce) topped with crab and cheese. One of these days we will make it and share it here.
Michelle uses sharp cheddar cheese, but I'm wondering what it would taste like using a mild white cheese like provolone. I think that is what I will do! I'll do an update when we make the pizza :)
Crab au Gratin Pizza
makes 1 12-14" pizza
For the pizza dough
3 to 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 package Rapid Rise Yeast
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup very warm water (120 to 130 F)
2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
Cornmeal
Preheat oven to 450 F.
In large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, undissolved yeast, and salt. Stir very warm water and olive oil into dry ingredients. Stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 4 to 6 minutes. Cover; let rest on floured surface for 10 minutes. Shape dough into smooth ball. Roll and press dough into a 12-14" circle. Dust a pizza peel with cornmeal. Place the circle of dough on the peel and shake to make sure the dough will slide off into the oven. Slide the dough directly onto your oven rack. Bake for about 10 minutes. Remove with the pizza peel.
For the sauce
1 1/2 TBSP butter
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
2 TBSP finely chopped onion
1 1/2 TBSP flour
3/4 cup milk, warmed
salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, to taste
Melt the butter over medium low in a saucepan. Saute the garlic and onion in the butter for 5-7 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring. Slowly whisk in warm milk and bring to a boil. Lower to a simmer and cook for about 3 minutes. Season the sauce with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste.
To make the pizza
prebaked pizza crust (above)
white sauce (above)
8-10 oz cooked crabmeat
1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 TBSP chopped green onion
Spoon the sauce onto the prebaked crust, leaving an inch border. Scatter the crab on top. Top evenly with the cheddar and Parmesan cheeses. Bake at 350 F for about 12 minutes. Place under the broiler for a few minutes to lightly brown the cheese. Scatter the green onion over the top, slice, and serve.
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