Socca (garbanzo bean flatbread)

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Got the idea to post from the yummy garlic recipe!

I first ate this in Nice, at a shop that makes ONLY this, on a huge

cartwheel-sized skillet. People line up around the block and you get

a yummy plate of it.

I then tried to replicate it several times at home, and here's the

best and most reliable recipe I've found:

http://www.bobsredmill.com/recipe/detail.php?rid=58

I like to add up to a clove of minced garlic (or garlic powder if I'm

feeling lazy) to the batter. Or I might add a few dabs of Mongolian

fire oil or tabasco sauce. Or I'll heat cumin seeds in the dry pan

before adding the oil. Or I'll sprinkle roasted garlic bits on the wet

side before covering it with the pan lid. The variations are pretty

endless. It's awesome with fried eggs, cheese, and onion sprouts or

arugula inside; it comes out like a crepe, but crispier, and my friends

who can still eat gluten love it, too.

--

The Other Gretchen >-< gretchen@... >-< http://www.flick.com/~gretchen/

I am going to marry this cheese. Or eat it with apples and figs.

Possibly both. I'm not recommending any wine with this cheese

because you can't have any. -- Elusis