Socca Chips and Guacamole
- 1 cup Chickpea (garbanzo Bean) Flour
- 3/4 teaspoons Sea Or Kosher Salt
- 18 teaspoons Ground Cumin (optional)
- 1-18 cup Water
- 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil, Divided
- 1 pound Hass Avocados
- 2 whole Medium Limes (or More If Desired)
- 1/4 cups Finely Chopped Red Onion
- 1 clove Garlic, Peeled And Minced
- 1 whole Roma (plum) Tomato, Seeded And Chopped Small (choose A More Firm Tomato)
- 1 whole Small Jalapeno Pepper, Seeded, Deveined, And Minced
- 1- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 3 Tablespoons Finely Chopped Cilantro Leaves
- Prep and cook times exclude 2 hours of completely unattended wait time to rest the batter.
- Cook time includes 45 minutes of nearly inactive bake time to dry out the chips.
- For the socca chips: Whisk chickpea flour, salt, and cumin together in a medium bowl with a lip or pour spout, if you have one.
- While whisking, pour in water, and continue whisking until batter is free of lumps.
- Whisk in half of the olive oil, then let batter stand, covered, at room temperature, for 2 hours.
- When batter is ready, turn oven to broil and move rack 6 inches from broiler.
- If your broiler has multiple settings, use the lowest.
- Coat the bottom of a 10 to 12 inch cast iron skillet (or a non-stick skillet that is oven safe at very high temperatures) with up to a tablespoon of olive oil, then place on the rack to heat for ten minutes.
- The oil may smoke a bit.
- If it becomes excessive, remove the skillet before ten minutes has passed.
- If your batter bowl is without a lip or spout, transfer batter to a 2 cup liquid measuring cup.
- When the pan and oven have heated, use potholders to remove the skillet from the oven.
- Pour a third of the batter (enough to thinly coat the bottom of the skillet, about 1/2 cup) into the pan, then quickly tilt the pan to spread the batter to the edges before it sets.
- If the edges have a very thin coating of batter, pour a little more around the outside edge of the pan, so the edges dont burn and go to waste.
- Place the skillet back in the oven for 4 to 5 minutes, until the socca has browned and blistered in a few places.
- You may also see a crack or large air bubble, which is fine.
- If your oven cooks unevenly in the front and back, rotate the pan 180 degrees after 2 minutes, being careful not to get oven mitts too close to the broiler.
- Remove from oven.
- Cool the socca for about a minute in the pan, then use a pie spatula to loosen it from the skillet and lift or slide it onto a cooling rack.
- Oil the pan again, if dry, and preheat another 5 minutes.
- Repeat the cooking process another two times, so you end up with 3 circles of socca.
- Reduce oven to 200 F. For rustic-looking chips, tear the socca into pieces about the size of tortilla chips, with some irregular shapes (you can cut the socca for a more uniform look).
- Place chips on a wire rack on a large rimmed baking sheet (I used a half sheet pan) and allow to dry and crisp in the oven for 30 minutes to an hour.
- My oven isnt extremely dry, so my chips take an hour.
- Also, if your batches of socca vary in thickness, some chips may finish earlier than othersjust remove them when theyre crisp.
- Cool chips completely, then store in an airtight container at room temperature for a few days.
- For the guacamole Halve, pit, quarter, and peel the avocados, and place in a medium mixing bowl or other container.
- Using a fork, toss avocados with the juice of half a lime to coat.
- Prepare and add into a bowl: onion, garlic, tomato, jalapeno, salt, and remaining lime juice.
- Use a potato masher or fork to combine all ingredients, mashing the avocados, and stopping when the avocados are completely creamy and free of large chunks (alternately, mash less if you prefer a few large chunks of avocado throughout your guac).
- Stir in cilantro and taste guacamole, adding more salt and lime juice if needed, to your preference.
- Store guacamole up to a few days in the refrigerator.
- To keep from browning, firmly press a sheet of plastic wrap over the surface of the guacamole before sealing the container.
- Stir before serving with the chips for dipping.
- Notes: Recipe yields 2 cups guacamole and about 30 large chips.
- Both guacamole and chips keep well at least 2 days when made ahead.
chickpea, salt, ground cumin, water, olive oil, avocados, if, red onion, clove garlic, tomato, pepper, kosher salt, cilantro
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/socca-chips-and-guacamole/ (may not work)