Socca

Name: Socca
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz) chick-pea or gram flour; 65 g (2½ oz) plain flour; 200 g (7 oz) chick-pea or gram flour; ½ teaspoon dried thyme; salt and pepper; 400 ml (14 fl oz) warm water; 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for cooking; salt and pepper

Chick-pea pancakes

Preparation info

Makes
8–10
pancakes

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

The Cooking of Provence

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1995

About

Socca is a speciality from around the Marseilles area. Pieces of socca, a large savoury pancake made from chick-pea flour, are sold hot at the street markets wrapped in paper. This version makes thinner pancakes which are delicious with tapenade or herbed goat’s cheese.

Ingredients

200 g (7 oz) chick-pea or gram flour
65 g (

Europe
France
Starter
Vegan

Method

Sift the two flours together. Add the water and beat until smooth. Add the oil and thyme, and season with salt and pepper. Let the batter stand for 20 minutes.

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