One of the greatest pleasures of Mexican street food are sopes: bundles of masa fried and piled with refried beans, shredded chicken, salsa roja, and cotija.

Ingredients
Instructions
Salsa Roja
Arrange a rack in upper third of oven; preheat to 400°. Place tomatoes on a small foil-lined baking sheet.
Roast tomatoes until softened and blistered, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool slightly.
In a blender, pulse tomatoes, onion, garlic, parsley, salt, and chili powder until smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl; set aside until ready to use.
Refried Beans
In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Cook onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, until onion is lightly golden and translucent, about 5 minutes.
Stir in beans, salt, and cumin. Cook, stirring occasionally, until warmed through, about 5 minutes. Using the back of a fork, mash beans; set aside until ready to use.
Sopes & Assembly
In a large bowl, combine masa, water, and salt. Using your hands, shape dough into a ball.
Divide dough into 6 (2.5-oz.) pieces. Using a tortilla press or a flat plate, pie dish, or skillet, flatten dough into 1/2"-thick rounds 3 1/2" to 4" in diameter.
In a medium cast-iron skillet or comal over medium-high heat, cook 2 rounds at a time, turning once, until barely golden and still pliable, 1 to 2 minutes per side; a light skin will form and begin to look like a tortilla. Transfer to a cutting board and let cool slightly. Using your pointer fingers and thumbs, form a 1/4"- to 1/2"-high border around sope. Repeat with remaining dough.
In same skillet or comal over medium heat, heat oil until an instant-read thermometer registers 325°. Cook 3 sopes at a time, turning once, until lightly golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
Build sopes with chicken, lettuce, onion, cotija, crema, radishes, beans, and salsa.
Nutrition
- Calories
- 494 Calories
- Fat Content
- 30 g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 5 g
- Trans Fat Content
- 0 g
- Cholesterol Content
- 28 mg
- Sodium Content
- 631 mg
- Carbohydrate Content
- 37 g
- Fiber Content
- 7 g
- Sugar Content
- 3 g
- Protein Content
- 14 g







