Rick Bayless Sopes: Street-Style Sopes

[@mariaacostarizzo7623]

Rick I am always impressed with the way you respect our traditional recipes.

[@ritaqueponds1446]

En Veracruz, México, les llamamos “picadas”, y son más grandes, más o menos del tamaño de una tortilla. Gracias Rick por tu amor a nuestra cultura y gastronomía, te quiero!! Feliz 2022!

[@EllenHargis]

I made these back in the 80's from your first cookbook. Just delicious, and I'm glad to be reminded of them!

[@rickbayless]

Thanks, Ellen. I think it's time you made them again!

[@senormoll]

How is there a 7 month old comment on this?

[@davidf.8345]

@@senormoll LOL, I thought the same thing. I’m guessing these videos have been re-uploaded. Or, somebody found the time infinity stone.

[@andreaanderson6825]

I love Sopes! I get them from a taco truck in my small hometown. The nice folks who own it don't speak much English, and I speak very little Spanish, so ordering can be interesting! Amazing how far a friendly smile can get ya.

[@servin7]

You sir are an inspiration. Your expertise with Mexican food is clear and makes your descriptions very easy to follow. I have cooked a few of your recipes and everything has been absolutely delicious. Thank you for sharing so much for others to enjoy.

[@majo3423]

I’m so happy right now. We were in Loretto Mexico some years back and every day I ordered potato sopes from a nice cafe. All of a sudden they just closed. I’ve never forgotten how enjoyable they were. So I’ll be trying this recipe soon. Thank you Rick ❤️

[@rubensantamariaortiz8326]

Sopes are a favorite food among many people, especially when they're loaded with smashed beans, lettuce, cilantro, onion, cheese, and a good sauce. This combination of food fills the stomach and offers a delicious flavor. Many people enjoy sopes as a meal or as a side dish with other meals. The way of preparing sopes varies according to geographical region, but in general it is a healthy food that delights many palates.

[@hildas5243]

Mmm 😋 I have some chicken from last nights dinner that I will use in my sopes tonight!! Thank you Rick. I just love you!!

[@lifeafterbeats]

Whenever I walked through the kitchen and saw my mom making sopes I knew I was in for a treat. This is one of my favorite meals

[@nancyloera3605]

We fill the sopes with refried beans or rajas with requeson then dip them in a enchilada mole sauce and then fry up the sopes. We top them with salsa, lettuce, sour cream, and cheese.

[@moleculeman4653]

Wow - need to try your recipe!

[@washurhands5079]

You fry them up after you fill them ?

[@canileaveitblank1476]

A bit confusing, but I think op means beans are put between 2 layers of masa dough, then dipped in sauce before frying.

[@RaiderSerge]

Then those are NOT Sopes!

[@tomchepey2999]

Amazing detailed demonstration. Thank you. Your communication skills are top notch. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@blonk333]

I've been hoping you would do a video on these. I can't get enough of these.

[@GeezNutz]

Sopes are the most underrated Mexican dish. My partner's mother(from Pueblo) would always shallow fry them for the second cooking and I love it that way. Nice and crispy.

[@julioquecholm4267]

thank you for showing Mexican food to the World. Greetings from Puebla México.

[@doriannoconnell1346]

Just about to make them for Cinco de Mayo. My mom and I would watch you 30 years ago on PBS! Loved you show so much then. My sons and I had the opportunity to visit your restaurant Frontera Grill so fun to share a full circle and pass our love of you food down to them!

[@chaging1]

Great Mexican Sopes recipe!!! They look delicious…

[@sandrahughes2463]

I have been looking everywhere for this recipe. I had 2 in a restaurant years ago and I can’t wait to make them

[@georgez234]

I can't understand why you don't have a million subscribers yet.

[@KiryuSeiran]

And that is how I keep him promoting him on GuildWars2 and Final Fantasy XIV when I do either raids (waiting for lfg) or the praetorium (literally is just a spam of cutscenes), I start talking about food -> Mexican food and sent people here lol... his tomatillo salsa got 7 new subs from one run. But yeah, many don't know about him.

[@rickbayless]

That's news to me! Can't express how much I appreciate the gesture. Thank you.

[@wendybowman5871]

My one niece adores sopes.

[@russburton8517]

They look wonderful.

[@slurmsmckenzie3]

just made these with some shredded chicken in mole... delicious!

[@cubanmama4564]

I LOVE Masienda. Their comal and tortilla press are very high quality and will last for generations. I also love their masa harina, made from heirloom corn. It is infinitely better than what you get at the supermarket.

[@rickbayless]

Me too! Masienda.com for those looking.

[@burromex1974]

Those are authentic sopes,simple and delicious, other places stuffed them with lots of Ingredients but thats for purpose of offer more to sell or to fill the stomachs at some homes,congratulations Chef you are the best!

[@johnb7046]

YUM. We always had sopes as a meal though, with beans and meat , queso fresco and topped with your preference. Mole and crema always good too. I have to make these soon, brought back memories!

[@luluc.5820]

Your Spanish is so good and nice 😍😍😍🥰🤩😘😘😘

[@Thriller360]

A things of beauty 🤤Rick you’re the best💯

[@lalac1577]

Te Amo Rick❤️

[@emeraldangelle]

frijoles fritos, spicy pork ( en chile rojo or verde ) even chicharron en salsa too!! shredded cabbage, queso cotija, crema😍😍 we fry ours too! from temastian, jalisco

[@rickbayless]

All great fillings. Thanks for watching!

[@desertfox3860]

Looks tasty, thanks.

[@leonorfontes57]

Those sopes look delicious.

[@rickbayless]

They really are.

[@maryuniverse79]

Que riquísimo....2 para llevar con salsa verde. 🤤 felicitaciones por tu canal.

[@TheChefmike66]

Thank you chef! I ate some bread that my employees baked on Orthodox Christmas, and I got the piece with the plastic baby in it. Apparently I have to make tamales, or something else good, on February 2nd. This looks like a great option, my tamales are good but not great.

[@rickbayless]

Good luck!

[@mariaconcilio5910]

i use organic white masa. the other brands may contain GMO corn.

[@skymaster547]

Hi Rick, I own your Mexican Everyday Cookbook but no sopes recipes are in there. Do any of your books include some sopes recipes? I know they're very simple but I would like to follow a recipe when making them. I like watching your videos.

[@mrscms831]

Muy Sabroso! My first sopes were eaten in Puebla, MX. I wonder if one couldnt just dip them in the deep fry just long enough to crisp them up? Yep, I would definitely be using the lard instead of safflower oil. Go big I say. Where did you get that fantastic comal? looks like a non stick surface and that curved edge is a fantastic idea. OH, and the folks in Oaxaca who make those tortilla presses would be smart to imprint the different circles on the bottom of the plate for sopes, tortillas, etc. as a guide. Thanks for these delish memories.

[@DracoFalcon]

those are the best with lingua and tomatillo salsa

[@thecook8964]

Agreed

[@billyeveryteen7328]

In Tijuana and Ensenada (possibly other parts of Mexico), the classic preparation for a sope is a thin layer of beans, then shredded beef, a little bit of cabbage, some sliced radishes, then topped with a roasted tomato and oregano sauce, some queso seco, and maybe a dollop of Mexican cream. Rick has mentioned this before, but Mexican cream/crema is similar to a creme fraiche or just a plan heavy whipping cream. It's not the sour cream you usually get at American places.

[@L.Spencer]

That's how I've eaten sopes, mostly here in San Diego but I think it was the same in the areas of Mexico I was in.

[@nihavd]

lined the baking tray with paper towels and forgot to use it :P

[@javifsz6296]

By the way, in some states of México sopes are called "pellizcadas" (pinched) or "picaditas" (minced), for pressing action by fingers.

[@cathyphegley7848]

Reminds me of English muffins in a way. Only so much better!😘

[@luisorozco5302]

En la Cuenca… picadas o gorditas… que agasajo!!! Mi mama hace una version de sopes con papa, lechuga, salsa verde, que so fresco y crema

[@outtathyme5679]

Best recipes

[@leonorfontes57]

I love sopes.

[@rickbayless]

Me too.

[@ragheadand420roll]

Thx chef

[@mauricioortiz6762]

Can we please give this man a Mexican passport as the best foreigner/Mexican cook on KZbin… we need to support him and help him explode in the plataform, it’s the very least we can do as Mexicans.

[@rickbayless]

Thank you! Have you subscribed to the channel yet? That'll help.

[@BLEED.THEBLUE]

Did I miss something? Back in my days we used to put beans, meat, Queso and cream and salsa. Oh the good old days how I miss them 😂

[@swsunsetseeker7285]

Thx. Look tasty

[@kylemeyer4266]

My family also calls these gorditas, we make them quite thin and often use asiento from the left over manteca from asado de boda.

[@GothicPotato2]

Love these! Rick, do you know about the variety that are fried till they puff up and then the top is broken open and the whole thing filled? I only know a single place that does them like that, but it’s my absolute favorite sope style. Would love to see a video on how to make them if you know!

[@rickbayless]

Sounds like you're describing Gorditas Infladas.

[@deidresowerby4687]

That sounds like a soapadillo (sp) that you sprinkle sugar over and fill with honey. My ex from years ago from South Texas used to make me those.

[@stupormundi7]

Sopes are part of a great variety of mexican dishes called "antojitos mexicanos" (little mexican cravings)

[@leedoss6905]

It's a tamale and a tostada all in one. Well worth the trouble to make.

[@FenderFingers72]

I'm at the taco truck right now. Asada sopes and pastor tacos with a Mexican coke. I wish I could make them but I'm in a semi.

[@rickbayless]

Sounds like you're eating well on the road.

[@FenderFingers72]

@@rickbayless like most of the people on here. Rick, I've been watching you since the PBS days and sometimes I cook in the truck when I can, but I can only use like an instapot

[@lamasjakjanify]

Autentica comida Mexicana...

[@calvindeiterich9913]

How about a redo of your Brothy Bean recipe in an Instant Pot from your “Authentic Mexican” cookbook.

[@rickbayless]

Coming soon.

[@renegade7493]

question: whose your camera person?

[@luisorozco5302]

Also called picadas o gorditas wich are not fried, only a light oil or lard coating I the griddle…my mom makes what we call sopes a bit different, same base but different toppings (mashed potatoes, lettuce, fresh cheese, salsa verde and crema)

[@mikebell2112]

My grandparents had a Mexican restaurant and called them gorditas.

[@emh8861]

That’s what my family calls them.

[@shotsfired2188]

can you turn these into gorditas or no? I’m surfing your page for a gordita recipe and don’t see one directly focusing on that.

[@chaztech9824]

gj rb

[@darrellhornick7764]

Long time subscriber here. Love your content. Just learned and put two and two together..... You are so nice and pleasant and yet your brother Skip is a complete a$$. You definitely got all the good genes.

[@frankie5739]

Looks like a mini pizza

[@luisorozco5302]

Forgot the beans in picadas…

[@chaztech9824]

[@davidmckean955]

Show everyone how to make masa!!! It's not that hard.