Tomato and pepper coca
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-…
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
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
- Combine the flour, the yeast dissolved in water, the oil, and the salt. Knead the dough and let it rest.
- 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.
- Allow the stew to cool completely.
- Place the dough on a greased baking sheet and spread the cold filling evenly over it. ≈ 4 min
- Bake for approximately 30 minutes at 200 °C.
- 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.
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