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Spicy Thai Pizza

A pizza made with cooked brown rice, mozzarella, peanut butter, and Thai‑inspired sauce, topped with stir‑fried broccoli, onion, and carrots.

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Why it works: Peanut and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 349 recipes. Both carry 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Spicy Thai Pizza

Oven400°F

Ingredients

Directions

Make the crust

  1. Combine cooked brown rice, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup peanut butter, and beaten egg in a large bowl.

  2. Press the mixture firmly into a 12‑inch pizza pan or 10‑inch pie pan coated with cooking spray.

  3. Bake the crust at 400°F for 8 minutes.

Prepare the topping

  1. In a small bowl, mix the remaining 3/4 cup peanut butter, 1/2 cup hot water, 1/4 cup minced cilantro, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons dark sesame oil, and 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper; set aside.

  2. In a large skillet over medium‑high heat, stir‑fry broccoli florets, chopped red onion, and julienned carrots in the remaining 1 tablespoon sesame oil until tender‑crisp.

Assemble and bake

  1. Spread the prepared sauce over the baked crust.

  2. Top the crust with the stir‑fried vegetable mixture.

  3. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese over the top.

  4. Bake at 400°F for 10 to 12 minutes.

  5. Let the pizza stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

912Calories
31 gProtein
54 gFat
80 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Peanut + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together349 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  2. Rice + sesametop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Rice + peanuttop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together670 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  4. Rice + peppertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,379 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  5. Mozzarella cheese + buttertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together547 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Cooked brown rice
Forms the base structure of the crust that holds the toppings.
Mozzarella cheese
Melts and binds the toppings while browning on the surface.
Peanut butter
Adds fat and body to the crust and creamy richness to the sauce.
Egg
Binds the rice and cheese together so the crust holds its shape.
Broccoli, red onion, and carrots
Provide texture, moisture and savory sweetness as the vegetable topping.

The step that matters

Pressing and pre-baking the crust. The rice mixture must be pressed firmly into an even layer and baked first so it sets and firms up. A loose or underbaked crust will not hold the sauce and toppings, and it will crumble when sliced.

Swap the peanut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, mozzarella cheese, butter, egg, sauce, sesame, pepper):

  1. Beansfits about as well
  2. Peanutthe original
  3. Almondfits less well
  4. Cashew nutfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, mozzarella cheese, butter, egg, sauce, sesame, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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