Sopes de Picadillo

Sopes de picadillo meat is a delicious and easy Mexican dish that comes together with a few ingredients for any weeknight dinner.

📝 Ingredients

• 20 small sopes (see notes)
• 1 small iceberg lettuce head (chopped)
• 1 small red onion (finely sliced)
• Mexican crema (or sour cream)
• queso Fresco (as needed)
• salsa (see notes)
• oil for frying
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 1/2 cups potatoes (cut into small cubes)
• 1 large bell pepper (cut into small strips)
• 1 medium onion (finely chopped )
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• salt and pepper (to taste)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Heat the oil in a cooking pan. Add onions, bell peppers, and meat.
2. 2Season with salt, garlic, and pepper, then cook until meat is no longer pink and vegetables have softened (10 minutes).
3. 3Add tomato sauce and 1 cup of water, mix well and bring to a simmer.
4. 4Cover the pan and allow to cook for 10 minutes.
5. 5Mix in potatoes and keep cooking until potatoes are tender.
6. 6Let the picadillo’s sauce reduce to your liking.
7. 7--- Assemble sopes ---
8. 8Heat up a good glug of oil in a frying pan.
9. 9Fry sopes until they’re lightly crispy on the bottom.
10. 10Remove from oil and place on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil.
11. 11Place sopes on a serving plate. Add 2-3 tablespoons of the picadillo mixture.
12. 12Add a bit of lettuce and sliced onions on top.
13. 13Add cream and cheese to your liking.
14. 14Last, finish with a good drizzle of your favorite salsa. I used salsa roja, you can find the recipe listed below.
15. 15Serve sopes de picadillo and enjoy.