Sopes de Tinga

Sopes de Tinga

Updated January 16, 2026

Handmade corn cups topped with smoky chipotle chicken and pickled onions.

Cook time
1 hr 45 min
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Ingredients

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Measurement units
  • 2 cup masa harina
  • 1 ¼ cup warm water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ cup lard
  • 2 cup chicken tinga
  • 1 whole avocado
  • ½ cup Mexican crema
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • ½ cup red onion, pickled
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro
  • ½ cup queso fresco

Instructions

Make the masa and form sopes
Mix masa, water, salt. Form 8 thick discs. Cook on comal. Pinch edges while warm. Fry until golden.
Equipment
  • comal
Ingredients
  • masa (2 cup)
  • lard (½ cup)
  • salt (1 tsp)
  • warm water (¾ cup)
Make the avocado crema
Blend avocado with crema, lime juice, and pinch of salt until smooth.
Ingredients
  • avocado (1 whole)
  • crema (½ cup)
  • lime (2 tbsp)
Assemble to serve
Top sopes with warm tinga, avocado crema, pickled onions, queso fresco, cilantro.
Ingredients
  • tinga (2 cup)
  • pickled onion (½ cup)
  • queso (½ cup)
  • cilantro (¼ cup)

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