Ingredients:
For the sopes
- 1 cup masa harina
- 1 medium potato, boiled and mashed (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 cup hot tap water
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
Procedure:
1. Mix all ingredients together to make a stiff dough, the consistency of cookie dough.
2. Form into a log, cut 15 equal portions and form each portion into a ball.
3. Line your work surface with a piece of plastic such as a freezer bag. There’s no need to cut the bag. Just use the whole bag and when you’re done, you can still reuse the bag.
4. Using a 2-inch round cookie cutter, form the sopes by pressing the dough balls inside it, giving them indentation in the center.
5. Gently push off the sopes to release them from the cutter.
6. Place them a baking sheet and bake at 375°F for 20 minutes. Keep warm while you make the topping.
For the shrimps
2. Form into a log, cut 15 equal portions and form each portion into a ball.
3. Line your work surface with a piece of plastic such as a freezer bag. There’s no need to cut the bag. Just use the whole bag and when you’re done, you can still reuse the bag.
4. Using a 2-inch round cookie cutter, form the sopes by pressing the dough balls inside it, giving them indentation in the center.
5. Gently push off the sopes to release them from the cutter.
6. Place them a baking sheet and bake at 375°F for 20 minutes. Keep warm while you make the topping.
For the shrimps
- 1 lb medium shrimps (about 30), peeled and deveined, patted dry
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 jalapeño pepper, chopped
- 3 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon dry oregano
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Salt & pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Liberal amount of chopped cilantro
- A wedge of lime
Procedure
1. Fry onion in a skillet with 1 tablespoon of the oil, until translucent.
2. Add the peppers and tomatoes and continue cooking until vegetables are cooked.
3. Add seasonings. Remove from heat and add chopped cilantro (2-3 tablespoons). Set aside.
4. In a separate skillet, heat the other tablespoon of oil.
5. Add garlic and fry until golden. Keep a close eye on it. It goes from golden to brown
6. Add shrimps, salt and pepper.
7. Cook until shrimps are pink (about 4-5 minutes). Remove from heat, sprinkle more chopped cilantro (2 tablespoons) and squirt a little lime juice.
1. Fry onion in a skillet with 1 tablespoon of the oil, until translucent.
2. Add the peppers and tomatoes and continue cooking until vegetables are cooked.
3. Add seasonings. Remove from heat and add chopped cilantro (2-3 tablespoons). Set aside.
4. In a separate skillet, heat the other tablespoon of oil.
5. Add garlic and fry until golden. Keep a close eye on it. It goes from golden to brown
6. Add shrimps, salt and pepper.
7. Cook until shrimps are pink (about 4-5 minutes). Remove from heat, sprinkle more chopped cilantro (2 tablespoons) and squirt a little lime juice.
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