Sopes de Pollo

• Meat

  • 2 cups Rotisserie chicken

• Produce

  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 cup Iceberg lettuce or green cabbage
  • 3 good pinches Oregano, dry
  • 4 Radishes
  • 1/4 cup Red onion
  • 2 Roma tomatoes, large
  • 1 Serrano peppers
  • 1 White potato, medium cooked

• Canned Goods

  • 1/2 cup Refried beans

• Condiments

  • 1 cup Simple tomato sauce

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 pinch Cloves, ground
  • 1 1/4 cup Masa or masa harina, Fresh
  • 1/2 tsp Sea salt

• Liquids

  • 3/4 cup Water

• Other

  • 1/2 cup Crema mexicana
  • 1/2 cup Queso fresco or cotija, (crumbled

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Description

Directions

• 1. Prepare the masa by combining all the ingredients, mixing and kneading with your hands, until a soft dough ball that resembles a moist play-dough. Cover the ball with a damp clean kitchen towel and let it rest for 15 minutes.2. Heat up a heavy cast iron skillet, flat griddle, or a comal. Keep it under medium heat. Meantime...3. Divide the dough into 8 round balls around 2-1/2”. Take one ball and with your fingers press to make a round flat shape. Then turn around a press again. Use your fingers to keep the round shape on the perimeter until you have a flat round patties around 3”-3 1/2” inches in diameter and about a little less than 1/2” inch thick. 4. Add about 1 tablespoon of sunflower or vegetable oil to the comal and place each pattie on the comal as you keep shaping the rest of the masa. Check the patties every now and then, keep rotating them for even cooking. Give each pattie about 2-3 minutes per side. Start flipping them as they turn golden brown with a few toasty brown spots. Add a bit more oil to the comal when flipping them.5. Once both sides are cooked, transfer to a plate and with the help of two same size spoons , make an indentation on the sope about 3/8” from the perimeter, then position one of the spoons on the outside of the sope edge and the oder spoon on the indentation you just made. Gently press the masa in between the spoons, like if they were “spooning” to create the sope edge all around. If you feel confident enough, you can pinch the edges with your fingers but be very, very, careful for not burning yourself. This masa gets very hot. Do this to all eight of them, and place them in the warm comal at a low heat to keep them warm as you shape the rest of the sopes.6. Once all are ready, fun begins!, I like to spread some refried beans on the bottom, that is my glue, then fill them with the shredded chicken, garnish with lettuce, onions, radishes, spoonful of the simple tomato sauce, drizzle with crema, sprinkle crumbled queso fresco, some thinly sliced serranitos, salt and pepper to taste. You can make a Salsa Verde like this for a variation, or a spicier salsa to serve on the side, like this ones could be a good option. Or your favorite hot sauce, mine: Cholula or Tapatio.Serve warm and enjoy!