Sope’s with Picadillo
Whether you want a yummy dinner or a great appetizer for a party, this recipe is perfect.
Ingredients
4 cups shredded lettuce
Salsa Queen creamy jalapeño
Oil for deep frying
For the sope bowls:
2 1/2 cups Maseca instant masa corn flour
1 cup water
2 tsp salt
For the Filling:
1 pound ground hamburger
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
2 carrots, sliced
1 container Salasa Queen gourmet pico salsa (15.5 oz)
Instructions
1
To make sope bowls, combine the Maseca, water and salt into a large bowl and mix together until the texture is that of “play-dough”. If needed, add additional water or Maseca to reach this consistency.
2
Using about 1/3 of a cup of the dough, shape into a flat disk with small sides. Set the prepared sope disks onto a baking sheet.
3
Heat a large pot with pot with about 3-4 inches of oil in it to about 350 degree’s. Deep fry the sope disk until they are a light golden brown, remove from the oil and place them on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb any excess oil. Repeat until all sope disks are fried.
4
Heat a large saute pan on the stove and add the hamburger, diced potatoes, sliced hamburger and . Cook the hamburger throughly, continuing to cook until the potatoes and carrots are tender. If needed add additional water to the hamburger mixture to the vegetable cook through.
5
To assemble the dish, spoon the cooked hamburger mixture into the fried sope bowls and top with Salsa Queen creamy jalapeño, queso fresco and shredded lettuce. Enjoy!
