Dinner for 2
Mexican Sopes
These small masa cakes are shaped, fried, and topped with beans, meat, vegetables, cheese, cream, and salsa.
$15.00for 4 servings
$3.75 per serving$15.00 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: mexicoinmykitchen.com
- 30 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 2servings (the source says 10, which counts pieces)
- $$$typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cornmeal, grits, polenta$0.08/oz typical | 3.75 oz | $0.30Typical price |
| Refried beans$0.10/oz typical | 8.5 oz | $0.85Typical price |
| Romaine and salad greens$2.49 each typical | 0.5 | $1.00Typical price |
| Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 0.25 lb | $0.82Typical price |
| Swiss, provolone, gouda$0.40/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.80Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | a little | $0.10Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $0.91Typical price |
| Salsa$0.14/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.14Typical price |
| Radishes, turnips, rutabaga$1.99/lb typical | 0.1 lb | $0.21Typical price |
| Avocados$1.29 each typical | 1 | $1.29Typical price |
| Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical | 0.2 lb | $0.40Typical price |
| Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $7.50 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oil
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup masa harina
- 5/8 cup warm water
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil or lard
- 1 cup refried beans
- 2 cups lettuce
- 3/4 cup cooked beef or chicken
- 1/2 cup mexican cheese
- 1/4 cup white onion
- 1/2 cup mexican cream
- spicy salsa of you choice
- 1/3 cup radishes
- 1 avocado
- 1/2 cup tomato
- pickled jalapeños and carrots
Steps
- Mix the masa harina with warm water until a soft dough forms, then rest it for 5 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 10 balls, flatten each one, and pinch the edges into a raised rim.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the sopes for 3 minutes per side.
- Heat the remaining oil in the skillet and fry the sopes for 1 minute per side until lightly crisp.
- Check that the thickest part of the poultry reaches 165 F before serving.
- Warm the refried beans and cooked meat for 5 minutes, then top the sopes with beans, meat, lettuce, cheese, onion, cream, salsa, radishes, avocado, tomato, and pickled vegetables.
Swaps
- Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
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