KimberlyCaristi
About the Recipe
This pizza is a family favorite and anyone who likes garlic will go crazy for it. I got this recipe from my brother who was my hero...not just because he gave me this recipe. It is wonderful hot or cold though I might be the only person who likes cold pizza :-)
Ingredients
¼ cup sesame seeds
1 head garlic, peeled, and coarsely chopped *
2 teas crushed dried red chili peppers
½ cup soy sauce
1-½ cups rice wine vinegar*
¾ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup chopped green onions
5 Tabls honey
5 boned and skinned chicken breast halves, cut into bit sized pieces
2 cups (about 8 oz) grated Gruyere cheese
1 cup (about 4 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
Your favorite pizza dough
Preparation
Put the sesame seeds in a small skillet over medium heat. Toast the seeds, stirring or shaking the pan, until golden, about 4 minutes. Empty onto a plate to cool. Reserve. Combine the garlic, crushed red pepper, soy sauce, honey, and vinegar in a bowl, reserve. Heat ¼ cup of the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and sauté chicken until opaque on all
sides, about 3 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and reserve. Pour the garlic mixture into the skillet and cook over med-high–heat, stirring frequently, until the sauce is reduced to a consistency of syrup, about 15 minutes. Return the chicken to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, until the pieces are lightly glazed, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and reserve.
Brush your dough with vegetable oil, then top with a layer of each of the cheeses and the glazed
chicken, leaving a ½-inch border around the edges. Sprinkle with the green onions. Pour a little of the liquid on the pizza.
Bake in Preheated oven (500) for 10 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle with the toasted sesame seeds, slice and serve immediately.
*You can substitute half the amount balsamic or red wine vinegar (3/4 cup) and the other half water (3/4 cup) plus provolone for the gruyere
*I have used as little as ½ head but no less. You need that garlic to make the dish