Shredded Turkey Sopecitos

By cwaldron09

These are easy to make. Instead of making the tortilla, I just bought the flat kind at the store. They work perfectly. Also, I could not find the crema anywhere, sour cream was fine. Super messy, but super delicious!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Maseca brand corn masa
• 1/3 cup warm water
• Pinch of salt
• Vegetable or corn oil, for frying
• 1/2 cups refried beans, homemade or canned, heated
• 1 cup shredded white and dark meat turkey
• 1 cup salsa verde, homemade or canned
• 2 tablespoons Mexican crema (or two tablespoons sour cream mixed with two teaspoons milk)
• Handful of cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 fresh tomato, chopped
• 4 tablespoons Mexican cotija cheese
• 1 “mellowed” habanero pepper (optional)

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from fromaway.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.In a small bowl, combine Maseca, warm water, and pinch of salt, and knead with hands into a ball. Divide ball into four pieces, and flatten in a tortilla press (or using hands) into 4-inch rounds, about a quarter of an inch thick. Set finished rounds aside on parchment paper, and crimp edges into a slight lip.

2.Fill a small frying pan with approximately one inch of oil, and heat over medium-high heat to 350 degrees. Place two of the raw sope shells, cup-side-down, into the oil and fry for one minute. Flip shells and cook another minute, until shells are set and light golden brown, but not crunchy. Set aside to drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining raw sope shells.

3.In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine shredded turkey meat and salsa verde, and simmer, covered, until heated through, and meat begins to shred and fall apart.

4.To assemble sopecitos: Stack each fried sope shell with a tablespoon of refried beans, followed by about two tablespoons of the turkey and salsa mixture. Add a sprinkle of cilantro, and a sprinkle of tomato. Drizzle about two teaspoons of the crema on each sope, followed by a sprinkle of the cotija and habanero to taste, if desired. Serve immediately.