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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Discover the joys of home-made pizza with this flavourful recipe for pizza topped with glazed balsamic chicken. Servings: Makes 1 pizza (plus dough for 2 more). Ingredients:
1 1/4 lbs strong flour |
2 teaspoons salt |
1/4 ounce instant yeast |
1 1/4 cups warm water, approximately |
3 tablespoons olive oil |
1 onion, chopped |
1 garlic clove, chopped |
7 ounces cherry tomatoes |
salt & freshly ground black pepper |
1 chicken breast fillet, chopped into small pieces |
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar |
1 tablespoon olive oil, plus extra for drizzling |
1 red onion, finely sliced |
1 fresh mozzarella ball, torn into pieces |
chopped cilantro leaf, to garnish |
Directions:
1. First make the pizza dough. In a bowl, mix together the flour, salt and yeast. Gradually add in the warm water, mixing as you add it in, until the mixture comes together into a dough.
2. Knead the dough on a lightly floured work surface until smooth and elastic. Set aside in a warm place for 30 minutes, until doubled in size.
3. Meanwhile, cook the tomato sauce. Heat the olive oil in a heavy-based saucepan. Add in the onion and garlic and fry very gently for 5 minutes.
4. Add in the cherry tomatoes and cook gently for 15 minutes, stirring now and then. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Crush the cooked cherry tomatoes with a masher.
5. Meanwhile, prepare the chicken topping. Place the chicken in a bowl, sprinkle over 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar and set aside for 10 minutes.
6. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Add in the chicken and fry, stirring, for 5 minutes, until cooked through. Add in the remaining balsamic vinegar, scraping the frying pan with a wooden spatula to deglaze it.
7. Break the risen dough down and divide into 3 even-sized portions.
8. Preheat the oven to 450°F
9. To make a pizza, roll out one of the pizza dough portions into a large disc and place it on a baking sheet.
10. Top the pizza with the fried balsamic chicken, then sprinkle over the red onion. Dot with the mozzarella and drizzle over with olive oil.
11. Bake for 8 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve at once.
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