Shrimp Scampi Pizza?

[Steve B]

Hey y’all. I’m looking to change up my pizza routine. Been thinking about trying a Shrimp Scampi pizza. Anyone try this before? If so any tips, recipes ect…?
In theory it sounds good.
I’m thinking a traditional scampi sauce, not too much, don’t want to make it soggy. An abundance of small, like 50-60 count, shrimp. Should make it easier to bite into and not make a mess by having to pull apart the larger shrimp with each bite.
Now Pizza is not Pizza without cheese. So, what kind should I use? Still thinking regular whole milk mozzarella. Anything else better suited for this deal?
I’m open to any suggestions ya might have.

Thanks. SteveB

[Michael_in_TX]

That does sound good. Hmm....the cheese. I think whole milk moz is the way to go.....perhaps only 60% of what you would usually use, with grated parm taking up the other 40%?

Another addition that might be good is some roasted garlic, put on at the end so it doesn't burn.

[FireMan]

My sediments exactly. Ease up on the mozz & throw a little parm on it.

[Steve B]

Good idea. But if I add the roasted garlic I would most likely have to cut back on the amount of garlic in the scampi sauce.

[CaptainMike]

Maybe parbake the crust a bit, those little shrimp will cook fast.

[FireMan]

They don’t call em shrimp fer nuthin!

[Steve B]

I was thinking about that. Don’t want the shrimpers getting tough.

[captainlee]

Get some fresh mozzarella if possible. I assume your shrimp are pre cooked. If they are you may want to hold off putting them on until close to the end of your cook. They may burn or get hard if overcooked, those shrimp are small.

[Steve B]

I was planning on using raw shrimp.
Might have to sacrifice a few in a test run to see how fast they cook.

[captainlee]

I'm not big on putting anything raw on pizza, it may not cook depending on how fast your pizza cooks or the amount of top heat you have. I would boil them until done or almost done then finish on the pizza at some point before you pull it.

[Michael_in_TX]

What about grilling the shrimp separately and then adding on at the end? They wouldn't be adhered perfectly to the pizza, but it would nearly eliminate the risk of overcooking them.

[CaptainMike]

I was thinking the same. Make the scampi separately and top after the cheese pizza is done.

[Steve B]

This is looking like it’s gonna be an experiment to see what works best. Hopefully I don’t screw up 4-5 pies before getting it right.

[CaptainMike]

Looking forward to the results.

[RonB]

I wus thinkin' the same as CaptainMike . Put the shrimp and sauce on when the pie is done or close to done.

Any you could divide the dough into several pieces and make smaller pies so you could try different methods the same night.

[bbqLuv]

replace the pizza sauce with cocktail sauce, and Gouda is a perfect choice for seafood dishes that call for a melted cheese topping.