Sopes (pronounced "soapess" or "esoapess") may sound exotic or sound difficult, but this is a really simple dish that will take 30 minutes at best! A sope is a traditional Mexican dish, originating in the central and southern parts of Mexico, and is really an open face sandwich. The base is a round lipped base made from masa, the same mixture you use to make corn tortillas. You can purchase these in your local Hispanic grocery market or order them online.
Once you start making these, the sky is the limit as to what you can create using this diverse base - you may add anything your heart desires on this dish, such as chopped tomatoes, chopped sweet red peppers, shredded lettuce, chipotle peppers, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, enchilada sauce, etc, etc, etc.
Ingredients (needed but not limited to:)
- Package of sopes
- Cooked chicken or beef (any meat protein will do, but we happened to have grilled chicken handy)
- Refried beans - either black or pinto
- Chopped green onion
- Shredded cheese
- Fresh chopped cilantro
- Chopped jalapenos
To Make:
- Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees
- Line a cookie sheet with foil and spray with Pam vegetable spray or similar
- Arrange your sopes so they don't touch, then spray them lightly with the vegetable spray
- Bake for about 12 to 15 minutes until they just start to firm up. Over baking will result in a very hard dry base so watch them closely
- In the meantime, chop your pre-grilled chicken or beef, onions, cilantro and jalapenos
- Heat the refried beans in a small pot on the stovetop
- Once your sopes bases are out of the oven, start your assembly:
- Add the refried beans, then the grilled chicken and the chopped jalapenos
- Finish with chopped green onions and shredded cheese, then top with chopped cilantro
You may eat this knife and fork style, or pick it up like an open face sandwich. This is a delicious summer supper utilizing produce and meats that are usually at their freshest. Enjoy!
Lynn
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Wednesday Kitchen - Serious Eats
Welcome to another Wednesday Kitchen! This week JET Team leader Lynn shares another of her delicious recipe creations!
Sounds yummy!
ReplyDeleteThese look great. Perfect summertime, no fuss dish.
ReplyDeleteI'm so trying this - thanks Lynn!
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat! Looks like a marriage of tamale, tostada and taco. Beautiful photos Lynn. I'll have to check the larger grocery stores in Astoria. We are able to buy more and more Mexican ingredients these days!
ReplyDeleteSeriously yummy sounding dish - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYum!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious but we don't have them here or I haven't noticed them. Will double check next time I go shopping.
ReplyDeleteI have not seen these here, but must look. These look delicious and so easy. Would be terrific with leftover fajita meat, too.
ReplyDeleteYum! The only way to get authentic Mexican food here is to make it myself, so this recipe if very welcome indeed!
ReplyDeleteLooks and sounds yummy. Must try! Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteNever heard of those. Looks delish!
ReplyDeleteGreat dinner idea'
ReplyDeleteThese do look good and easy to fix also. I wonder if Amazon will have the sopes?
ReplyDeleteThanks Lynn!
Those look so easy and yummy! Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteSuper easy and looks yummy. Definitely have to try this.
ReplyDeleteHave you considered starting a foodie blog? What a great recipe, instructions and the accompanying photo every bit as good as Epicurious! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteYUM!
ReplyDeletelooks fantastic !!
ReplyDeleteThese look so tasty, I've added sopes to my shopping list! Thanks for sharing, Lynn!
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