One of the dishes we got was Sopes. Sopes are little disks of joy, made from Masa (corn) flour and water. They're kind of like little, thick tortillas. You toast these little guys, then top them with all kinds of wonderful stuff. They were so good, I wanted to make them at home. Luckily, I have a market nearby that sells real Mexican items. I got the Masa, chorizo, canned tomatoes with chilies, and queso fresco.
Nicole and I decided to have a girls night, cooking together and watching a movie. She was into helping with this project. Let me tell you, this is one EASY dish to make. The recipe for the dough is on the back of the Maseca bag. Like I said, it's just flour, water and a pinch of salt. You make the dough, form balls, and pat them into disk shape. Then, they get toasted. If you have a griddle, that's really the best place, but I don't, so I use my all purpose fry pan.
Easy, no?
You just let them get a little crispy on both sides. While Nick was making the sopes, I cooked some chorizo, heated some refried black beans, and some canned tomatoes with chilies. We shredded some iceberg lettuce, crumbled the queso fresco, and brought out the sour cream ( which to Nicole and me is a food group all in itself).
And whoot, here it is!
Next week, we're making these again, with some pulled chicken. They're also really good with no meat at all on them. We're going to make a bunch of them and keep them in the freezer for instant gratification snacks.
Go forth. Make sopes. Arriba!
