Serves 12
Sopes are small round cakes of masa. The dough is thicker than that for tortillas and the edge is pinched up to form a small ridge. They are spread with a bean paste and picadillo (ground meat) and topped with more ingredients. Delicious and addictive!
INGREDIENTS:
1 ¼ cups tortilla dough.
Oil for food
*See recipe to make corn tortillas in order to make the tortilla dough.
DIRECTIONS:
- Divide the masa into 12 balls. Press each ball out (either with your hand or tortilla press) to a thick tortilla, about 9 cm diameter
- Cook on a pan over medium heat for about one minute or until the bottom dough is firm and slightly brown
- Turn the sope over and cook on the second side for about another minute
- Turn it once again, and without trying to burn your fingers, pinch up a small ridge around so that the sauce won’t run off
- Put a little oil on top of the dough and when it starts to fry remove it, and add the rest of the ingredients.
FILLING
1 tbsp oil
1 garlic clove finely chopped
1/3 cup chopped onion
2 cups finely chopped tomatoes
450 gr ground beef
Salt to taste
DIRECTIONS:
- Heat the oil in a large skillet and fry the garlic and onion until translucent
- Add the tomatoes and fry over fairly high heat until reduced, around 3 minutes
- Stir in the meat with salt to taste and cook over medium heat, stirring from time to time, until cooked for about 10 minutes.
- The mixture should be moist but not juicy.
Serve the sopes with:
Chopped iceberg salat
Fried beans (the same recipe from fried beans from the molletes)
Sour cream (rømme)
Chopped onion
Chopped tomato
Green salsa
