Crossing-Culture Chinese Hoisin Pizza

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Serves 4 people

Categories: Chicken, Main Dish, Pizza

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce, plus
  • 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon sambal oelek
  • 6 green onions, cut on the diagonal into thin slices (include some green tops)
  • 1 (12 inch) Boboli pizza crusts
  • 1 cup thinly sliced white onion
  • 1 1/2 cups coarsely shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup lightly packed cilantro leaf

Directions

  1. Position an oven rack in the center of the oven; preheat oven to 500°.
  2. 2While the oven is heating, toss the chicken with 3 tablespoons hoisin, garlic, ginger, sambal oelek, and 3 of the green onions.
  3. Remove crust from plastic bag and save the packet of tomato sauce for another use.
  4. Place crust on a pizza screen, pizza pan, or rimless baking sheet.
  5. Top the pizza: spread ¼ cup hoisin sauce evenly over the crust, leaving a 1-inch border.
  6. Distribute the white onion over the sauce; arrange chicken mixture in a single layer over the onion.
  7. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top.
  8. Place the pizza in the oven; bake about 10 minutes until the crust is crisp and deep golden brown and the cheese is golden.
  9. Sprinkle the remaining green onions and cilantro over the pizza; slice the pizza into wedges and serve immediately.

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