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Astrid Ramos

Ingredients you will need.

Sopes are a Mexican dish, originated from central and southern parts of Mexico. Usually used as appetizers and with less than 10 ingredients, this is by far the easiest recipe to remember. And if there is something you don’t like, simply throw it out and replace it with something you do, there is no right or wrong way to end this dish.

Ingredients:

• Maseca or any other corn flour
• Salt
• Pepper
• Adobo
• 1 lb of ground beef
• ½ an onion
• 2 tomatoes
• toppings of your choice – toppings used were Crema Hondurena (Daisy sour cream), queso Olancho (cheese) and shredded lettuce

Preparing the Tortillas:

1. Mix maseca with water to get dough consistency, should be easy to mold with hands.
2. Roll pieces of dough into a golf ball size between the palm of hands.
3. Pat flat until you have a patty of dough about ¼ inch thick
4. Pinch the sides to form a small bowl to hold meat
5. Spray griddle with vegetable oil then place tortillas and let them cook
6. Continue steps until you have reached your desired amount. 

Preparing ground beef:

1. Dice onion and tomatoes
2. Place ground beef in pan
3. Separate the ground beef in the pan and let it sit for it to cook and brown up
4. Add salt, pepper, and adobo
5. Once meat is thoroughly cooked, add onion and tomato

Preparing to serve:

1. Place beef in tortilla bowl
2. Place lettuce on beef
3. Finish off with placing toppings

Use this as an appetizer for your next family get together for an authentic taste of Mexico.