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How to make sopes

These delicious sopes are naturally gluten free and so easy to make!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cooking time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Diet: Gluten Free, Low Lactose, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: vegan, vegetarian
Servings: 6 sopes

Ingredients

  • 1 heaping cup masa harina
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil (for frying)

Instructions

  • Mix the ingredients for the masa dough then separate the dough into 6 balls
    rolled sough for chalupa shells
  • Flatten one of the dough balls between your hands until it is 1-2 cm thick. Pinch the dough around the edges to build up a rim around the edge of the sope.
    How to use your fingers to shape sopes
  • Press down on the floor of the sope with your sope to flatten the floor of the sope. Spread some of the dough from the center of the sope towards the outer edges to fill in the gaps left from pinching the dough.
    How to use your fingers to shape sopes
  • Repeat this process to form the other dough balls into sopes.
    How a fully shaped sope should look
  • Preheat the vegetable oil in a pan over medium high heat. Cook the sopes for 2-3 minutes per side until they turn golden brown. You should cook the flat side of the sope first then flip it over and cook the rimmed side.
    Fully cooked sopes