Thursday, September 22, 2011

(Grilled)^2 Chicken Pizza

So I'm a little embarrassed that I haven't been here in a while. I often post things I'm eating or drinking to my Twitter, even when they deserve a few more words. Truly, thanks to my locale and some good friends, my diet is the best its ever been. Rather than an occasional treat, this blog should be a rolling amuse-bouche. But enough about my navel...

The propane grill has been an amazing success. I've done a few good steaks and tri-tips, and there may be nothing more delicious and fiercely economical than a good beercan chicken. Vegetables and especially fruits yield sweetness like never before. The journey of discovery to grill all the things has led me to last night's dinner: I grilled a pizza.


Pizza:

  • Hand-pulled dough
  • Barbeque sauce
  • Beercan grilled chicken with mesquite-style rub
  • Mozzarella
  • Green onion
  • Cilantro
  • Local small-batch tomatoes
It's not as hard as it looks, and instructions are quickly available with a Google search. My dinner date helped me wrangle the dough onto the grill, which is a harrowing first-time experience. I'm actually rather pleased with the "rustic" aesthetic. Everything stuck to itself as one would want, and the grill marks are gorgeous. The crust came out crisp after about ten minutes on a medium heat, though I could have sliced the tomatoes thinner. I enjoyed this "garden" variety, but it would be easy to make the pizza more "meaty" by rolling the chicken in the sauce, and adding yellow onion, garlic, and bacon. Now that I know how it works, I will certainly do this again. A traditional Italian style with sausage would be lovely.

The beer is a brown ale from San Diego. I would send a runner to get more of it...

Where do I take a pizza-tossing workshop?

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