Dick Clark's Seared Tuna Pizza
- 3/4 cup warm water (105 to 115F)
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 cups (about) bread flour
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons puchased prepared wasabi (from sushi counter)
- 2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
- 1 1-inch-thick ahi tuna steak (14 to 16 ounces)
- Olive oil
- Chopped green onions
- Pour 3/4 cup warm water into large bowl; mix in yeast.
- Let stand until yeast dissolves, about 10 minutes.
- Mix in oil and salt.
- Add 2 cups flour.
- Using rubber spatula, stir until dough forms.
- Knead in bowl until smooth and elastic, adding more flour by tablespoonfuls if dough is very sticky, about 6 minutes.
- Transfer dough to oiled bowl; turn to coat.
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap and towel.
- Let rise in warm draft-free area until dough is doubled in volume, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Combine soy sauce, oil, and wasabi in medium bowl; whisk until blended.
- Whisk in ginger.
- Season sauce to taste with pepper.
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400F.
- Place heavy baking sheet on rack to heat.
- Gently knead dough to deflate.
- Divide into 4 equal pieces; shape each into disk.
- Place on lightly floured surface, cover with towel, and let rest 15 minutes.
- Roll out each piece to 6-inch diameter round.
- Cover dough rounds again with towel and let rest 10 minutes.
- Roll out 2 dough rounds to 8-inch diameter rounds (dough will be about 1/8 inch thick).
- Brush each generously with wasabi sauce.
- Sprinkle heated baking sheet in oven lightly with flour.
- Transfer dough rounds to sheet.
- Bake crusts until golden on top and crisp on bottom, piercing large bubbles with fork if necessary, about 10 minutes Transfer to plates.
- Repeat with remaining 2 dough rounds.
- Brush tuna steak with olive oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Heat heavy large nonstick skillet over high heat.
- Add tuna.
- Sear until brown outside, but still pink inside, about 5 minutes per side.
- Transfer tuna to work surface.
- Slice thinly.
- Arrange 1/4 of tuna on each pizza crust.
- Drizzle each with 1 tablespoon wasabi sauce and sprinkle with chopped green onions.
- Serve, passing remaining wasabi sauce separately.
warm water, active dry yeast, olive oil, salt, bread flour, soy sauce, olive oil, wasabi, fresh ginger, tuna, olive oil, green onions
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/dick-clarks-seared-tuna-pizza-108264 (may not work)