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Lobster Guacamole
Chef Richard Sandoval

Serves 4 to 6

This guacamole is delicious plain, so you can make it without the lobster if you prefer.

INGREDIENTS

4 avocados
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1/2 cup chopped scallions
2 tablespoons minced serrano chiles
1/4 cup chopped white onion
1-1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped cooked lobster (substitute crabmeat if desired)
1/2 cup diced tomato

DIRECTIONS

Halve the avocados and remove the pits. Scoop the meat into a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients, except lobster and tomato, and mix well. Gently fold in lobster and tomato. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, lemon juice and more chiles, if desired.

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Margarita Maya
Chef Richard Sandoval

INGREDIENTS

1.5 ounces Count Don Julio Blanco tequila
1.5 ounces Sour Mix
1 ounce Hibiscus Syrup (recipe below)

Hibiscus Syrup

.5 liter of dried hibiscus flowers
1 liter water
.25 liter sugar

DIRECTIONS

Add the tequila, sour mix, hibiscus syrup and ice to a shaker. Shake and pour into a rocks glass. Garnish with dried hibiscus petals.

To make the Hibiscus Syrup
Boil hibiscus and water for 25 to 30 minutes.
Strain with a sieve and puree the remaining flowers.
Add the flower puree and sugar into the liquid and strain with a fine sieve.
The approximate yield is just over 1 liter of syrup.

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Tinga Sopes
Chef Richard Sandoval

Sweet Chipotle Sauce makes 2 cups; Sopes makes about 30

INGREDIENTS

Sweet Chipotle Sauce

1 tablespoon canola oil
1/2 cup chopped white Spanish onion
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 to 2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1/2 cup sherry-wine vinegar
1/2 cup tomato paste
1/2 cup ketchup
2 to 3 tablespoons honey
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste

Chicken Tinga

2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
4 teaspoons canola oil
1 small white Spanish onion, chopped
2 cups Sweet Chipotle Sauce

Sopes

4 cups instant corn masa for tortillas
2-1/4 cups warm water
Canola oil for frying

Other Ingredients

1 cup black bean puree
Grated cotija or Parmesan cheese
Chopped cilantro

DIRECTIONS

To make the Sweet Chipotle Sauce
In a large skillet, heat the oil. Add the onion and garlic. Cover and cook or sweat over medium heat until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining ingredients and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Working in batches, spoon into a blender or small food processor and puree. Strain through a medium-mesh sieve placed over a small bowl, forcing the mixture through with the black ladle or a rubber spatula.
Can be stored, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to a week.

To make the Chicken Tinga
In a large saucepan, combine the chicken breasts with enough cold water to cover. Simmer until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove the chicken and let cool. With a knife, shred the chicken. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. And the onion and sauté until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Add the sweet chipotle sauce, salt, pepper, and shredded chicken.

To make the Sopes
Prepare the dough for the corn tortillas. Pat into 30 4-inch tortillas, about 1/4-inch thick. Lay on the cooler part of a griddle. Let the tortilla sit until it releases from the griddle, 10-15 seconds. Carefully flip over onto a hotter part of the griddle and let cook until the bottom begins to speckle with brown spots. Remove from the griddle and transfer it to a clean kitchen cloth, and using the cloth and your fingers, pinch up the edge all around to form a 1/2-inch high rim. Set aside, covered.

To serve
If necessary, reheat chicken mixture. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of oil. Add the sopes in batches, and fry until crisp, about 1 minute, turning over once. With a slotted spoon, remove the sopes to a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Add more oil to the skillet as needed. Spread each sope with some black bean puree, then top with some of the chicken mixture. If desired, garnish with cheese and cilantro.

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