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Sopes de Picadillo
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Maricruz Avalos Flores
20
sopes
Sopes de picadillo meat is a delicious and easy Mexican dish that comes together with a few ingredients for any weeknight dinner.
prep
15
minutes
minutes
cook
30
minutes
minutes
total
45
minutes
minutes
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Ingredients
Cups (US)
-
Metric
For sopes
▢
20
small sopes
(see notes)
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1
small
iceberg lettuce head
(chopped)
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1
small
red onion
(finely sliced)
▢
Mexican crema
(or sour cream)
▢
queso Fresco
(as needed)
▢
salsa
(see notes)
▢
oil for frying
For Picadillo mixture
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1
lb
ground beef
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1 ½
cups
potatoes
(cut into small cubes)
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1
large
bell pepper
(cut into small strips)
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1
medium
onion
(finely chopped )
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1
cup
tomato sauce
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2
Tbsp
olive oil
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1
tsp
garlic powder
▢
salt and pepper
(to taste)
Instructions
Heat the oil in a cooking pan. Add onions, bell peppers, and meat.
Season with salt, garlic, and pepper, then cook until meat is no longer pink and vegetables have softened (10 minutes).
Add tomato sauce and 1 cup of water, mix well and bring to a simmer.
Cover the pan and allow to cook for 10 minutes.
Mix in potatoes and keep cooking until potatoes are tender.
Let the picadillo’s sauce reduce to your liking.
Assemble sopes
Heat up a good glug of oil in a frying pan.
Fry sopes until they’re lightly crispy on the bottom.
Remove from oil and place on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil.
Place sopes on a serving plate. Add 2-3 tablespoons of the picadillo mixture.
Add a bit of lettuce and sliced onions on top.
Add cream and cheese to your liking.
Last, finish with a good drizzle of your favorite salsa. I used salsa roja, you can find the recipe listed below.
Serve sopes de picadillo and enjoy.
Notes
Make your sopes at home following our
easy video tutorial
.
I used
salsa roja
for serving those sopes. Read the post for more salsa ideas.
Other vegetables can be added to the meat mixture, such as carrots, celery, green beans, peas, etc.
You can add some chili peppers like jalapeños or serrano. Cut them and cook them with bell peppers.
Instead of frying sopes, you can spray or brush them with a bit of oil and then heat them in the oven for about 5 minutes at 390°F/200°C.
Nutritional info doesn't include cheese and cream.
Nutrition Information
Serving:
1
sope
|
Calories:
172
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
17
g
|
Protein:
6
g
|
Fat:
9
g
|
Saturated Fat:
2
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
5
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.3
g
|
Cholesterol:
16
mg
|
Sodium:
203
mg
|
Potassium:
248
mg
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Sugar:
2
g
|
Vitamin A:
313
IU
|
Vitamin C:
15
mg
|
Calcium:
32
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg
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