Sopes de Pollo
A masa (corn) chicken sopes recipe with a salsa verde chicken filling... finished with your favorite toppings!
Equipment
Ingredients
Salsa Verde Chicken Filling
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 pounds boneless chicken breast or thigh meat
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 8 ounces beer see post for more information
- 1 ½ cups salsa verde see post for more information
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- a few grinds pepper
Sopes
- 3 cups masa flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg beaten
- ⅓ cup oil vegetable, canola, coconut, grape seed
- 1 ½ to 2 cups warm water as needed
Instructions
Salsa Verde Chicken Filling
- Brown the chicken on each side in a little bit of oil over medium-high heat. Remove from the pot, and set aside.
- Add the onion, garlic, and cumin to the pot, and cook until onion begins to soften, stirring often. Don't burn the garlic!
- De-glaze the pot with the beer, scraping the bottom of the pot to loosen browned bits. Stir in the salsa verde, salt, and pepper.
- Add the chicken back into the pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cover. Simmer until just cooked through - 10 to 20 minutes depending on the size of your chicken breasts. While chicken simmers, prepare the sopes.
- You can use 2 forks or you can use a stand mixer to accomplish this task. Check for seasoning. Leave the chicken in its sauce until ready to serve.
Sopes
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees (350 convection).
- Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
- Add the oil and beaten egg. Stir to combine. Mixture will be very dry and crumbly.
- Begin to add water until you have a pliable but stiff ball of dough. It should not be crumbly, nor should it feel sticky.
- The dough will make 18-24 cups depending on size. Divide dough into walnut or golf ball size pieces. Press or pinch them into the muffin tins. (Refer to photo in the post).
- Bake 15 minutes (about 12 in a convection oven) until just beginning to brown. Remove from the muffin tins. You can add the fillings and pop them back in the oven for a maximum of 5 minutes to avoid drying them out. You don't want dry sopes!
To Serve
- Add a scoop of salsa verde chicken filling to each sope.
- Add toppings as desired. Enjoy!
Notes
Macronutrients are an approximation only from MyFitnessPal.com, and include 1 sope and 1 tablespoon of salsa verde chicken. Overall calories depend on your chosen toppings.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sopeCalories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 16gFat: 6g
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