Texas Cazuelitas Sopes Mexican Recipe

Texas Cazuelitas Sopes Mexican Recipe

Ingredients

Makes 18-20 Sopes

• 1 lb corn flour
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 tsp salt

Method

1. Combine the corn flour, salt and water to make a masa
2. The masa should feel like soft and moist clay
3. If you need a little more water, add 1 or 2 Tbsp at a time
4. Cover the masa with a damp cloth and let rest for 30-45 minutes
5. Pre-heat oven to 350 F
6. Roll 18-20 small masa balls with your hands and press them into thick little tortillas either with your hands or a tortilla press
7. Keep them covered with a damp towel
8. With your fingers make a high rim all around, fashioning what look like little cooking pots (cazuelas) as in the picture
9. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 20-30 minutes
10. Fill them with picadillo, Texas Smoked Beef Brisket, guacamole other filling
11. Picadillo (see Mexican Picadillo)
12. Or Cuban Picadillo
13. Guacamole (see Easy Guacamole)

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