Jerk Chicken Pizza

Recipe Ingredients

		Dough
1/4 cup	59ml	Warm water - (105-115F)
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Active dry yeast
2 teaspoons	10ml	Sugar
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Flour
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Semolina flour
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Salt
2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive oil
1/2 cup	118ml	Warm water
		Topping
4 oz	113g	Chicken breast - boneless/
1 tablespoon	15ml	Jerk seasoning
1 tablespoon	15ml	Olive oil
1/2 cup	118ml	Shiitake mushrooms - sliced
1/2 cup	118ml	Barbecue sauce
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Asiago cheese - grated
1/4 cup	59ml	Mozzarella - shredded
1/4 cup	59ml	Smoked mozzarella - grated
		Mango Salsa
1/2		Mango - ripe, diced
2 tablespoons	30ml	Red onion - diced
1 tablespoon	15ml	Tomato - diced
1 tablespoon	15ml	Olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Chopped fresh mint - basil, or cilantro, or mixture

Recipe Instructions

Prepare Dough: In a small bowl, combine water, yeast and sugar and stir well to combine. Set aside for 5 minutes. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, semolina flour and salt. Add olive oil to the yeast mixture. Stir well and add to flour. Add additional 1/2 cup warm water. Bring the mass of dough together until a compact ball is formed. Turn dough out onto work surface and knead vigorously for 7 minutes until smooth and satiny.

Place a small amount of olive oil in a large bowl. Put dough in the bowl and turn it twice to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel. Set the bowl in a warm place. Allow dough to double in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch down dough and let stand for 20-30 minutes at room temperature before using. Roll dough into a circle about 10 inches in diameter, building up the edges slightly. Place dough on a pizza pan or baking sheet.

Prepare Toppings: Coat chicken with jerk seasoning. Heat olive oil in a saute pan and when hot, sear chicken on both sides. Remove chicken from pan, add mushrooms to pan and saute them for about 1 minute. Drain liquid from pan. Slice chicken into thin strips.

Prepare Salsa: In a small mixing bowl, combine and mix thoroughly all salsa ingredients.

To Assemble Pizza: Spoon barbecue sauce onto dough. Top with mushrooms and chicken strips. Sprinkle cheeses on top. Bake pizza in a preheated 450F oven for 7-8 minutes until crust is browned and cheese is golden and bubbly. Garnish pizza with mango salsa as soon as pizza is removed from oven.

Source:
Thomas Catherall from Atlanta, Georgia entered this recipe in the 1991 Pizza Chef Showcase; printed in Pizza Today February 1993.

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