Coca with tomato and bell pepper

Tomato and pepper coca

Main dishes

Valencia tomato paste: a paste made with olive oil, seasoned with a mixture of chopped tomatoes, red and green bell peppers, and garlic, served with hard-…

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One of the most typical dishes of Valencian cuisine: each region, each village, and each household has its own version. The tomato and bell pepper filling should be cold when it is placed on the dough.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$19.49 $3.25 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people

Dough

  • $0.80
  • $1.47
  • $0.55
  • $0.04

Decoration

  • $8.38
  • $4.78
  • $0.96
  • $0.49
  • $0.88
  • $0.04
  • $0.20

Optional

  • $0.90

Prices from US supermarkets for 10 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the flour, the yeast dissolved in water, the oil, and the salt. Knead the dough and let it rest.
  2. Heat olive oil in a pan and sauté the bell peppers and garlic until softened. Then add the tomatoes, salt, and, if desired, sugar and paprika; let it simmer.
  3. Allow the stew to cool completely.
  4. Place the dough on a greased baking sheet and spread the cold filling evenly over it. ≈ 4 min
  5. Bake for approximately 30 minutes at 200 °C.
  6. Serve as is, or with hard-boiled egg, tuna, or mackerel. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Tomato and pepper coca

  • 500 g of flour$0.80
  • 125 ml of olive oil$1.47
  • 10 grams of baker’s yeast$0.55
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • 5 tomatoes, chopped$8.38
  • 3 red bell peppers$4.78
  • 1 bell pepper$0.96
  • About 5 to 6 cloves of garlic$0.49
  • olive oil$0.88
  • salt$0.04
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika (optional)$0.20
  • grated hard-boiled egg, tuna or bonito$0.90

Total$19.49

that's $3.25 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of flour
  • 125 ml of olive oil
  • 200 ml of lukewarm water
  • 10 grams of baker’s yeast
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 5 tomatoes, chopped
  • 3 red bell peppers
  • 1 bell pepper
  • About 5 to 6 cloves of garlic
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • 1 pinch of sugar (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika (optional)
  • grated hard-boiled egg, tuna or bonito

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