Sopes Corn Cakes With Pork Filling Recipes

EASY MEXICAN SOPES

Steps:

• Whisk masa harina and salt together; stir enough water into mixture until dough is smooth and holds together. Form dough into 2-inch balls. Flatten each ball to a 1/2-inch thick circle.
• Heat oil to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) in a deep-fryer or large saucepan.
• Fry dough in the hot oil until sopes are just lightly browned, about 30 seconds per side. Remove sopes with tongs and place on a paper towel-lined plate; cool just until sopes can be handled. Pinch the edges of each sope together forming little 'boats'. Return to hot oil and fry until golden and cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes.

MEXICAN CORN CAKES

Steps:

• Whisk together masa harina, flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Stir in cheese and corn kernels. Add water, 1/4 cup at a time, stirring after each addition until mixture holds together.
• Heat 1/4 cup oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat until hot but not smoking, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, scoop a heaping 1/3 cup mixture, and use your hands to shape into a patty, about 1/3 inch thick. Repeat with remaining mixture, forming 8 patties.
• Working in batches of 4, fry patties, turning once, until golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes per side. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain. If pan becomes dry, add 2 tablespoons oil for second batch. Cover patties with foil to keep warm, up to 30 minutes.

CORN-FLOUR PATTIES (SOPES)

Steps:

• Mix flours, baking powder, and salt, and add the warm water. You may need a little more warm water to make moist, smooth dough.
• Traditional sopes forming method: Make balls the size of a walnut, a few at a time, and keep the dough in a plastic bag to prevent it from drying out. Moisten a cloth napkin or tea towel and spread out on a flat surface. Roll each ball of dough in moistened palm of you hand until smooth, lay on the damp towel, cover with a plastic bag, and press down with your hand to flatten to the size of a silver dollar. To shape the patty, flatten again with a small can or flat-bottomed glass into a perfectly smooth circle 2 to 2 1/2 inches in diameter. It should be about 1/4-inch thick. Peel the plastic bag off the top, then lay the tortilla in your hand and peel off the damp cloth. Smooth any rough edges with your fingers and the tortilla is ready to fry.
• Quick sopes forming method: On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thick. Using a 2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out sopes. Re-roll unused dough.
• Heat a cast iron skillet and add enough canola oil to coat the bottom of the pan. When hot, slide the patties into the hot oil and fry until they are a light golden brown and slightly crisp on top, about 1 minute on each side. Drain on paper towels and make a slit on the side as soon as they have cooled enough to handle. Fill with chorizo and potatoes filling. These do not keep well; they must be eaten immediately.
• Begin by cooking potatoes in a pot of water, when tender remove and set aside. In a large saute pan add a little oil. While shaking, add chorizo and cook for 4 minutes. When crispy, add garlic, onion, and all the peppers. Cook for 8 minutes. At that point, add the chicken stock and cook for 3 more minutes. Then add the potatoes, cilantro, and scallions; cook for 3 minutes more and season with salt and pepper to taste. Use for stuffing sopes.

SOPES (CORN CAKES) WITH PORK FILLING

Steps:

• Heat 1 Tbsp. of the oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic; cook and stir 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Add meat, epazote and seasonings; mix well. Cover. Cook 8 to 10 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream.
• Brush sopes evenly with remaining 2 Tbsp. oil. Cook on hot griddle for 2 min. on each side or until lightly browned on both sides.
• Top each sope with about 1/4 cup of the pork mixture. Serve immediately.

SWEET HOT CORN CAKE

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup blackberries, 1/2 cup orange juice, and 1/4 cup honey in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until blackberries break down into a sauce, about 10 minutes.
• Combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
• Hold corn ear upright on a cutting board; slice kernels off the cob carefully with a knife. Transfer corn kernels to a bowl. Run the flat side of the knife along the cob to extract corn milk; pour into the bowl. Mix in buttermilk, eggs, 3 tablespoons honey, 3 tablespoons melted butter, and jalapeno peppers.
• Mix corn-buttermilk mixture into flour mixture. Fold in 1/2 cup sliced blackberries, orange zest, and thyme.
• Pour blackberry sauce into a bowl through a fine-mesh strainer. Pour sauce back into the saucepan. Discard solids.
• Mix 2 tablespoons orange juice and cornstarch together in a small bowl. Stir a few drops of the blackberry sauce into the cornstarch mixture. Pour cornstarch mixture into the saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until thick and syrupy, about 5 minutes.
• Whip 3 tablespoons unsalted butter and 1 tablespoon honey together to make honey butter.
• Melt 1 teaspoon butter on a griddle over medium-high heat. Drop 1/4 cup corn cake batter onto the griddle and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter. Top warm corn cakes with a some honey butter and a drizzle blackberry syrup.

LOG CABIN CAKE

Steps:

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• Blend all ingredients in a bowl and then pour into an 8"x8" greased pan.
• Bake at 350 until done.
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• Heat all ingrdients in a saucepan until all the sugar is melted.
• spread on cake when done and place under broiler while watching closely.
• About 2 minutes.

HABANERO HONEY SWEET CORN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously butter a 9-inch pie dish.
• Combine fresh corn kernels, habanero pepper, eggs, water, and honey in a bowl. Puree with an immersion blender until almost smooth. Add flour, melted butter, cornmeal, salt, and baking powder; whisk until combined.
• Transfer mixture into the greased pie dish. Shake gently to settle mixture into the dish.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Let cool until warm or room temperature before serving.

OVEN BAKED SOPES W/ ZUCCHINI-CORN FILLING

Steps:

• Sopes.
• 1. preheat oven 350 line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 2. whisk together masa harina parmesan cheese if using, baking powder and salt in bowl. stir in 2 1/2 cups hot water until mixture forms soft dough. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir egg, then oil into dough.
• 3. Roll 1/4 cup dough into ball. Press into 3 inch disk on prepared baking sheet pinching together any cracked edges. Press indentation in center of disk using a small drinking class then shape 1/2 inch edge around indentation with your fingers. repeat with remaining dough.
• 4. Bake 10 minutes or until sopes begin to look dry. Sprinkle each indentation with 2 tsp grated monterey Jack cheese. return to oven and bake 5 minutes more, or until cheese has melted. Top with Zucchini-corn filling or Pico de Gallo.
• Zucchini-corn Filling.
• Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute 7 minutes.
• Add zucchini and corn and saute 7 minutes more.
• Stir in beans and cook 2 minutes.
• Stir in cilantro and lime juice.
• Spoon into Sopes or tacos and sprinkle with chili powder and cheese if using.