Friday, June 12

Chicken Blanca Pizza

Home is way much busier on school holidays than when kids are at school.  The most chaotic part of our flat is the kitchen. It's like a restaurant operating 24/7 heating and re-heating anything gastronomic. Not to mention the kids at play in preparing the ingredients and sometimes do the cooking themselves. My 3 and a half year old boy is the most persuasive Sous Chef, demanding to be in charge. It's like a factory, dust of flour everywhere, water on entire counter top, ingredients on the floor... Yeah, it's crazy but i would rather have it this way than having a quiet- peaceful home. For me, home is not a home when the sound of a drop of needle on the floor is deafening. ;-)


Tonight is  pizza night! We often had pizza once a week  but i spared myself of blogging obligations, it's like winter-- everything is in hibernation. But today is exceptional-- I'm on high spirit so let's heat it up!

Parsley Pizza Dough
Ingredients:

4 cups bread flour
1 packet of instant yeast
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
3/4 c milk
3/4 c water
2 tbsp EVOO
1/2 tbsp dried parsley


Place dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and combine.
Add wet ingredients and mix until it forms a ball. Should it be dry just add water tbsp at a time to moisten the dough likewise, if it gets watery, add flour tbsp at a time too. When done, remove and form into a ball.
Place in a bowl then cover with cling wrap. 
Proof for an hour.
After an hour, punch and remove the dough from the bowl and place it on a clean counter. Divide the dough into 3.
Rest each dough for another 30 minutes to an hour. 
(This will give you enough time to prepare your sauce and toppings.)
Then ready to use.

White Sauce

2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp flour
1 c milk
3/4 c pasta cheese or any cheese of your choice
salt and pepper to taste

Place butter on a pan, add flour then stir.  Add milk and continue mixing until thickened. Add salt and pepper then the cheese, continue stirring until the cheese is melted. when done, Set aside in a bowl and cover with cling wrap.

Topping:

2 tbsp EVOO
Onion generous amount, sliced
1/2 chicken breast
Bell pepper
Sweet basil 
pepper
1 to 1 1/2 tbsp Oyster sauce
Cayenne (optional)

Additional toppings:
Fresh Cherry tomatoes
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese


Sauté onions in EVOO, then add chicken and cook until tender.
Add pepper and oyster sauce then add basil and bell pepper. Stir.
Remove from heat.

Assembling:

Take half of the pizza dough and roll out onto the board/ counter dusted with cornmeal or flour.


Parsley Pizza Dough



Spread white sauce leaving an inch from the edges.
Top with chicken, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.
Transfer pizza on the pizza tray.
Bake @ 200 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Serve hot.













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