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Sopitos colimenses (Colima sopitos)

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Small fried masa cakes topped with ground beef and bathed in a light tomato-and-oregano sauce.

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Sopitos colimenses (Colima sopitos): Small fried masa cakes topped with ground beef and bathed in a light tomato-and-oregano sauce.
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⏱ 50 min🍽 4 servings📊 Intermediate🏷 Commonly associated
Preparation
30 min
Cooking
20 min
Waiting and resting
0 min

History

A classic snack from the supper stalls of Colima and Villa de Álvarez; it stands out for the tomato-and-oregano sauce it's generously bathed in.

Ingredients

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Preparation

  1. 1

    Form small sopitos with a raised rim and cook them on a griddle.

  2. 2

    Cook the ground beef with salt and finely crumble it.

  3. 3

    Blend the tomato with garlic and season with oregano for the sauce.

  4. 4

    Dip each sopito in the sauce and fry it in lard on both sides.

  5. 5

    Top with the beef and bathe with more sauce.

  6. 6

    Finish with chopped onion and aged cheese.

Cooking tips

  • Cook ground beef to 71 °C and finish the sopitos at serving time to keep their bases firm.

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