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Title: Jerk Chicken Pizza
Categories: Pizza
Yield: 1 10" pizza
| DOUGH | ||
| 1/4 | c | Warm water (105-115'F) |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Active dry yeast |
| 2 | ts | Sugar |
| 2 | c | Flour |
| 1/4 | c | Semolina flour |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 2 | tb | Olive oil |
| 1/2 | c | Warm water |
| TOPPING | ||
| 4 | oz | Chicken breast, boneless/ skinless |
| 1 | tb | Jerk seasoning |
| 1 | tb | Olive oil |
| 1/2 | c | Shiitake mushrooms, sliced |
| 1/2 | c | Barbecue sauce |
| 1/4 | c | Asiago cheese, grated |
| 1/4 | c | Mozzarella, shredded |
| 1/4 | c | Smoked mozzarella, grated |
| MANGO SALSA | ||
| 1/2 | Mango, ripe, diced | |
| 2 | tb | Red onion, diced |
| 1 | tb | Tomato, diced |
| 1 | tb | Olive oil |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Balsamic vinegar |
| 1 | ts | Chopped fresh mint, basil, or cilantro, or mixture |
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 smoth 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 450'F 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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