Shiitake Mushroom Pizza
Slice of shiitake mushroom pizza with roasted tomatoes and herbs on a white plate.

Cook

30 min

Portions

1-2 Servings

Season

Fall and Winter

Cuisine

Italian

Category

Main course

Difficulty

Medium

Chef David Bouley

Chef David Bouley

Chef David Bouley founded his namesake restaurant Bouley in New York's TriBeCa, which earned four stars from The New York Times and James Beard Foundation awards for Best Restaurant and Best Chef. Trained under legendary chefs Paul Bocuse and Joël Robuchon in France, he became the first non-Japanese citizen to receive the Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador award in 2015.

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Instructions

Step 1

Prepare mushroom purée by adding 5oz. of frozen shiitake mushrooms into medium sauce pan sauté with virgin olive oil, sprinkle in one packet of Kayanoya Original Mushroom Stock Powder until soft and fragrant.

Step 2

Transfer softened mushrooms and Kayanoya Original Mushroom Stock into a blender and purée, add/adjust thickness of purée with Kayanoya Original Mushroom Stock. Transfer to serving bowl.

Step 3

Knead and place round pizza dough on cookie sheet. (Or use prepared frozen dough if preferred).

Step 4

Spread mushroom purée onto pizza dough.

Step 5

Add the coarsely chopped fresh shiitake mushrooms, and grape tomatoes, spread evenly.

Step 6

Add pine nuts, ground black pepper, parmesan cheese and basil, spread evenly.

Step 7

Place in oven on cookie sheet, or pizza stone at 210°C / 410° F, for 10 minutes or until crust browns, turning occasionally.

Step 8

Garnish with ground black pepper, more Kayanoya Original Mushroom Stock Powder, and borage flowers, parsley or thyme, serve.  

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