This summer, skip the stove and cook outside. These crispy sopes come together with just a few ingredients: masa harina, a tin of sardines and beans, and a little oil. They’re perfect for the comal, grill, or campfire skillet. The recipe is simple, flexible, and made for outdoor meals or easy weeknight cooking. Grab the ingredients and your favorite camping spot. Dinner is served.
8 oz (1 ¾ cups) masa harina
1 ¾ cups warm water
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tins Patagonia Provisions Sardines & Beans: Black Beans, Corn and Salsa
Kosher salt, to taste
In a large bowl, slowly add warm water to masa harina, mixing by hand until fully hydrated and no dry bits remain. Knead until the dough is soft, pliable, and moist but not sticky. Adjust with a little more water or masa harina if needed.
Roll dough into ping pong-sized balls. Flatten into ¼ to ½ inch thick discs using a tortilla press or your hands with parchment or plastic to prevent sticking.
Heat a comal or nonstick pan over medium-high heat, then lower to medium. (If cooking over an open flame, get the fire hot and let it burn down to glowing coals. Set your comal over the heat for 2–3 minutes before cooking.) Cook each sope for 1 to 2 minutes per side. While still warm, gently pinch the edges upward to form a shallow rim.
Add olive oil to the comal. Fry sopes bottom-side down until golden and crisp.
Spoon some of the sardines and beans (including their juices) into each sope, letting the juices sizzle as they hit the hot pan. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes more. Serve immediately.
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Hi Freyda — thanks for the suggestion! Our recipe was developed using Patagonia sardines, but if you don’t have access to those, you can try a simple version at home: 1 can of sardines, ¼ cup black beans (canned or cooked), ⅛ cup corn, and ⅛ cup of your favorite salsa. Mix together and enjoy!
It would be nice if you also gave the ingredients and method for making these from the basics; black beans, dried or canned, corn (fresh, frozen, sweet, dried?), and canned sardines (or fresh). That would make it possible for anyone to make these with the basics available at home.