🇲🇨 Monegasque Cuisine

Socca

Chickpea Flatbread

Prep Time 10 min + 30 min rest

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 214 kcal

A thin, golden chickpea flour pancake with crispy edges and a custardy center, baked in a blazing-hot oven and seasoned with black pepper.

Ingredients

1 Whisk chickpea flour, water, 2 tbsp olive oil, and salt until smooth. Rest 30 min.
2 Preheat oven to 250°C (480°F) with a large oiled pan inside.
3 Pour batter into the hot pan, drizzle remaining olive oil on top.
4 Bake 8-10 min until set, then broil 2-3 min until blistered and golden.
5 Season generously with black pepper, cut into wedges, and serve hot.

Did You Know?

Socca vendors in the old town of Monaco still sell this street food from copper pans, just as they did over a century ago.