Chicken Heart Pizza
by
Bruno Barella
A unique combination of pizza with chicken hearts, traditional in the south of Brazil, but with a special touch in this version with red onion and leek.
This pizza flavor is a classic from Rio Grande do Sul, south of Brazil, where all pizzerias have chicken heart pizza on the menu. Since I was little, it has been one of my favorites.
Therefore, I decided to recreate the recipe, which originally uses Madeira sauce and was served in pieces. For this version, I'm using a fresh tomato sauce and marinating the chicken hearts with a classic barbecue marinade while also adding crunchiness and a new flavor with the leek and red onions.
- Level
Advanced
- Cooking
1d+
- Overral
1d+
- Ready
Mozzarella Cheese
300gTomato Sauce
1½ cupsRed Onion
1Fine Semolina
to dustLeek
1Extra Virgin Olive Oil
to tasteBlack Pepper
to tasteSalt
to taste
Pizza Dough
All-Purpose Flour
500gDry Yeast
2gExtra Virgin Olive Oil
to greaseAll-Purpose Flour
to dustSalt
12gWater
300ml
Roasted Chicken Hearts
Chicken Heart
600gParsley
2tbspSage
2tbspGarlic
2 clovesWhite Vinegar
½ cupExtra Virgin Olive Oil
2tbspBlack Pepper
to tasteSalt
to taste
Equipment
Kitchen Scale
Cast-Iron Skillet
Mozzarella Cheese
300gTomato Sauce
1½ cupsRed Onion
1Fine Semolina
to dustLeek
1Extra Virgin Olive Oil
to tasteBlack Pepper
to tasteSalt
to taste
Pizza Dough
All-Purpose Flour
500gDry Yeast
2gExtra Virgin Olive Oil
to greaseAll-Purpose Flour
to dustSalt
12gWater
300ml
Roasted Chicken Hearts
Chicken Heart
600gParsley
2tbspSage
2tbspGarlic
2 clovesWhite Vinegar
½ cupExtra Virgin Olive Oil
2tbspBlack Pepper
to tasteSalt
to taste
Equipment
Kitchen Scale
Cast-Iron Skillet
Chicken Heart Pizza
Bruno Barella
Add 300ml of room temperature water and 12g of salt to a bowl. Mix until dissolved
Add 450g of all-purpose flour and mix with a spoon until the flour is almost absorbed
Add 2g of dry yeast and 50g of all-purpose flour. Mix to incorporate the yeast
Place the dough on a clean, floured surface and knead for 10m to develop the gluten. Dust with flour as needed to avoid sticking. Make a ball with the dough
Grease a bowl and the dough with olive oil. Cover with a damp cloth. Let it rest at room temperature for 12h to rise
Divide the dough in three pieces of approximately 250g. Form a ball with each piece
Grease containers with olive oil and put the dough in. Cover with cling film and let it rest at room temperature for 12h to rise
Clean 600g of chicken hearts by cutting the open end and removing any arteries. Put the hearts in a bowl
Roughly chop 2tbsp of parsley leaves and add them to the bowl
Roughly chop 2tbsp of sage leaves and add them to the bowl
Peel and roughly chop 2 garlic cloves. Add them to the bowl
Add salt and black pepper to taste
Add ½cup of white vinegar and mix to combine all the ingredients
Cover with cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for 3h to marinate
Preheat a pizza oven to 400°C with an iron skillet inside. If using a regular oven, preheat to the highest temperature
Dice 300g of mozzarella cheese block
Thinly slice 1 leek
Trim, peel, and thinly slice 1 red onion
Roast the chicken hearts for 6m in a pizza oven until they brown. If using a regular oven, roast them for 14m. Stir every 2m so they brown evenly. The roasted chicken hearts are ready
Dust a clean surface with semolina flour and place the pizza dough on it. Open the dough in a round shape, avoiding pressing the edge so it remains airy
Stretch the dough in the air by rotating it around your fists. Be careful not to tear the dough. Repeat the opening process with the other doughs
Dust a pizza peel or a baking tray with semolina flour and place the stretched dough on it
Add ⅓ of the cubed mozzarella
Add 2½tbsp of the peeled tomato pizza sauce and ⅓ of the roasted chicken hearts
Add ⅓ of the red onion and the leek
Add black pepper, salt, and olive oil to taste. Repeat the topping process with the remaining dough
Bake each pizza for 6m, turning it every 2m until the edge is blistered and the cheese is melted. If using a regular oven, bake for 10-12m. The chicken heart pizza is ready
Enjoy it fresh out of the oven with your friends!