Charcoal Grilled BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe

Pizza Dough

1. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer with dough hook attachment, add the flour and salt. In a measuring cup, whisk the yeast into the water. Add the water to the flour and mix until you have a shaggy dough.
2. You can do this on a floured surface, however, it’s faster and easier to use the stand mixer to knead the dough on medium speed, or by hand, until the dough becomes a supple and bouncy mass. When you poke it, it will spring back almost immediately.
3. You can now place the dough into an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Leave on the counter for 2 hours or overnight in the fridge for up to 120 hours.
4. When it’s time to cook, divide the dough into 2 or 3 equal chunks. Shape the dough into small balls, rolling and tucking the edges under until a taut ball is formed. Place these balls onto a floured tray, and cover with plastic wrap or a tea towel and proof for 1 hour if you left on the counter and 2 hours if you put the dough into the refrigerator overnight.
5. Once proofed, flour your work surface and press a dough ball down and out using your fingers or knuckles. Then, begin to stretch the dough out into the final shape.

Charcoal Grilled BBQ Chicken Pizza

1. Fill your charcoal starter and light a full load of charcoal.
2. Once the coals are ashed over, pour the charcoal into the grill, raking them into a circle or a semicircle. Lower your cooking grids and place a pizza stone in the center of the grids. Open the bottom vents wide. Preheat the barbecue to at least 500ºF (260ºC).
3. While the charcoal kettle is preheating, coat your pizza peel or a cutting board or tray with cornmeal and transfer the pizza dough, re-stretching it out. Brush the crust with the barbecue sauce, cover with some mozzarella, top with chicken, sliced onion, and peppers. Add more cheese and sauce if you like.
4. Add cornmeal to the pizza stone, then slide the pizza onto the stone. Close the lid and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, open the lid and spin the pizza 45 to 90 degrees, cook another 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat until the dough as become crisp and the cheese has melted.
5. Carefully remove the pizza from the grill. Top with fresh herbs and slice it on a cutting board to serve.

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