Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Sopes recipe from Pati's Mexican Table Season 6, Episode 10 "How I Got to Now"
Ingredients
To make the Sopes:
- 2 cups masa harina or corn tortilla flour, such as Maseca
- 2 cups water, more if needed
- Pinch kosher or coarse sea salt
To serve:
- 1 cup refried beans
- 1/2 cup finely chopped white onion
- 1/2 cup crumbled queso fresco or cotija
- 1/2 cup shredded romaine lettuce
- 1 recipe Quick Roasted Tomatillo Salsita
To Prepare
- Heat a comal or skillet over medium heat until very hot.
To make the sopes:
- Combine the masa harina, water and salt, kneading in a revolving motion with your hands. Knead for a couple of minutes, until dough is smooth and has no lumps. If it feels too dry, add a bit more water.
- Divide the dough into 12 balls, each about 2-inches in diameter. Line the bottom of a tortilla press with circles cut from a thin plastic bag (like the ones from the produce section of your grocery store). One at a time, place a ball of dough onto the plastic lining the bottom of the tortilla press, and top with another layer of plastic. Press down to make a flat disk as thick as a pancake, about 1/4-inch thick (much thicker than a tortilla). You can also flatten and form them by hand. Repeat with all 12 balls.
- As you make them, place each sope on the hot comal or skillet. Let them cook about one to two minutes on each side, until opaque and speckled, and they can be flipped without sticking.
- Take them off the comal and place them on a chopping board. Using a kitchen towel to protect your fingers, make a rim around each sope by pressing and pinching with your fingers along the edges. Return them to the comal or skillet, and let them cook for one or two more minutes per side, until thoroughly cooked.
- If eaten the same day, they may be kept wrapped in a clean kitchen towel. If not, wrap them in a kitchen towel or paper towel, and store inside a closed plastic bag in the refrigerator. They will keep for up to 3 days, afterwards they will turn too hard. Reheat on hot comal or skillet for a couple minutes before eating. They can also be frozen and kept for months.
To serve:
- Once the sopes have been thoroughly cooked and warmed, place on a platter and add a generous tablespoon of refried beans, shredded lettuce, crumbled cheese, chopped onion and Quick Roasted Salsita. Salsa may be left on the side for people to add as much as they like.
Where do I add the pinch of salt. Thank you
You mix it with the masa and water. Enjoy the sopes, Susan!
Hi, I need recipe for the Salsita please
Here it is Selma: https://patijinich.com/quick-roasted-tomatillo-salsita/
Hola patty por favor la receta del 23 de septiembre del marmoleado
Aquí está la receta: https://patijinich.com/es/panque-de-tigre-naranja-y-chocolate/
love your program and recipes
Thank you for being an avid viewer, Karen!
When I was fortunate enough to visit the most precious family of a friend in Tlaxcala…one of my very favorite dishes they shared with me in the warm tradition of their lovely kitchen was “SOPES”…made exactly the way you instruct in your recipie…I will never forget them!
Oh what a great memory, thanks for sharing!
Hi pati, my wife and I on Way to buy the ingredients for sopes. We luv your show, You have inspired my wife to cook Mexican food. My dad is from Jalisco and my mom from Guzman. I was born in San Francisco. But they have inspired me too cook there foods from there county. I’m the cook in the house. But both share a passion for cooking. Thank you so much.
Well you ever come to California. San Francisco, Bayarea? Luv too meet you one day. Thanks
I’m beyond happy to hear that you are inspired to cook Mexican food, Rene! I hope you and your wife have lots of fun in the kitchen and enjoy the sopes. I hope to come to the Bay Area soon…but no plans yet.
Do you have a good recipe for Cabbage Pico del Gallo to go with this?
Thanks
David
Oh not yet…I’ll try to work on one soon.
Could this be made with fresh mass?
Yep! I hope you enjoy them Luz.
Can you freeze the sopes?
Absolutely…wrap them up really well and they will keep for a few months in the freezer.
Los sopes me recuerdan a mi mama. Nos hacia sopes para nuestro cumpleaños. Gracias por la receta.
She would also fry them in lard, to make them have a crispy edge to them and also include ground meet with all the toppings.
Aw thank you for sharing your wonderful memories with me Jesse!
Is there a special trick to making the border of the sopes without burning the tips of my fingers?☺
Oh no special trick…just some practice 😉
Tri wetting your fingers .
How do I know when sopes are done cooking?
You cook the sopes about one to two minutes on each side. They will be opaque and speckled when they are done…they will also be able to be flipped without sticking.
What is the recipe for the refried black beans?
Here it is: https://patijinich.com/recipe/oaxaca-style-refried-beans/
Looking forward to trying and making authentic mexican food , Thank you so much….and LOVE YOUR SHOW!
Thank YOU Mary!
Sopes son mis favoritos! Me gustan de esta forma, pero tambien dorados despues de que se quitan del comal y con frijoles, carne molida, lechuga, tomate, queso fresco, aguacate, salsa, y cebolla en limon! Ya se me anotjaron!
🙂
We are so excited at our house that your new season is on! My husband knows that either later in the day when I watch a new show or the next day after…we are going to try some Mexican recipes! I am so glad that you explain and show Mexican cuisine that is outside of the Tex-Mex style of food that we have in the midwest.
Thank you Theresa for watching and for trying the recipes!
De mis favoritos! Cuando tenemos invitados a cenar, es generalmente lo que cocino, porque los sopes no son muy conocidos fuera de México. Siempre son un éxito 😀
Super! 🙂