Jerk Chicken Pizza – We Love God!

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy	Atlanta	Pizza	1	10" pizza

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Warm water, 105-115'F
1 1/2	t	Active dry yeast
2	t	Sugar
2	c	Flour
1/4	c	Semolina flour
1 1/2	t	Salt
2	T	Olive oil
1/2	c	Warm water
4	oz	Chicken breast, boneless/
		skinless
1	T	Jerk seasoning
1	T	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
1/2		Mango, ripe diced
2	T	Red onion, diced
1	T	Tomato, diced
1	T	Olive oil
1 1/2	t	Balsamic vinegar
1	t	Chopped fresh mint, basil
		or cilantro or mixture

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 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.  Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #207  Date: Mon, 29 Jul
1996 19:22:48 -0700 (MST)  From: jmchee@goodnet.com (Marina Cheesman)

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 2154 Calories From Fat: 643 Total Fat: 72.8g Cholesterol: 46.3mg Sodium: 7403mg Potassium: 960.6mg Carbohydrates: 295.6g Fiber: 23.8g Sugar: 52.8g Protein: 46.5g

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