Manchu Spiced Garlic Chicken “Pizzettas” Recipe

These small pizzas from Indigo in Honolulu feature sweet caramelized onions, spicy chicken, and mozzarella, Swiss and provolone cheeses. Refrigerated pizza dough is used here to simplify the recipe.


Chili-garlic sauce can be substituted for the Thai chili sauce if necessary.

Makes 4 pizzas.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 large onions, thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons golden brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons plus 1 tablespoon minced garlic
    1 pound skinless boneless chicken thighs, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons thai hot chili sauce
  • 6 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
    2 10-ounce tubes refrigerated pizza dough
    1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded provolone cheese
    3 large plum tomatoes, seeded, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)

    DIRECTIONS

    Heat 1/4 cup oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add onions and sauté 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and sauté until onions are dark brown, about 25 minutes. Add sugar, vinegar and 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic; stir until liquid evaporates and onions are well glazed, about 2 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper. Cool to room temperature.


    Sprinkle chicken with salt. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in another heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sauté 2 minutes. Add remaining 1 tablespoon garlic and sauté 2 minutes. Add chili sauce and sauté 1 minute. Remove chicken from heat. Stir in 3 tablespoons cilantro.


    Preheat oven to 425°F. Sprinkle 2 large baking sheets with flour. Stretch dough from 1 tube to 12×8-inch rectangle. Cut crosswise in half, forming two 6×8-inch rectangles. Cut off corners of each rectangle, forming oval. Transfer dough to prepared baking sheet. Repeat stretching and cutting with remaining dough. Bake until tops are light brown, about 8 minutes.


    Mix mozzarella, Swiss and provolone cheeses in large bowl. Sprinkle cheese mixture, tomatoes, onions, chicken and remaining 3 tablespoons cilantro over pizzas, dividing equally. Bake pizzas until cheese melts, about 5 minutes longer.

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