pupusas

Dinner
  • Prep Time : 11 mins
  • Cook Time : 10 mins
  • Total Time : 41 mins
  • Servings : 1
Pupusas are stuffed tortillas made with corn masa, cheese and beans served with curtido. They’re easy to customize with any filling you wish.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Masa Harina corn flour, such as Maseca, plus more for dusting
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 cups warm water
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or canola oil, plus more for your hands
  • olive oil spray
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup poblano pepper, minced
  • 1/3 cup onion, minced
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3/4 cup canned black beans, with liquid (not drained) or use pink beans
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, or dairy-free cheese like Violife
  • 3 cups shredded green cabbage
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1/4 cup jarred pickled jalapeno, plus the brine
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 5 ounces avocado, sliced thin (from 1 medium haas avocado)

Directions

  1. Rinse cabbage in a mesh strainer then slowly pour boiling water over the cabbage. Rinse with cold water. Drain well, and dry.
  2. Add cabbage to a large bowl with the carrots, jalapeno, 2 tablespoons jalapeno brine, vinegar, olive oil, oregano, and salt and toss well to combine.
  3. Set aside in the fridge until ready to eat.
  4. For the dough: In a large bowl, combine flour and salt.  Whisk to combine. Add the water and oil and mix with a spatula until combined and dough forms. Cover with a damp towel while you make the filling.
  5. For the bean filling: Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the oil, when hot add the poblano pepper, onion, cilantro and garlic and cook until soft, 2 to 3 minutes.
  6. Add the beans and season with salt, cook over medium heat stirring until all the liquid has evaporated and beans have thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.
  7. Transfer to a medium bowl and let it cool 5 minutes. Once cool add the mozzarella cheese.
  8. To make pupusas: Knead dough in the bowl for 20 seconds with the spatula. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, form into a slightly flattened dough ball. If dough seems dry and cracks, add a little more water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
  9. Cut dough into 8 equal pieces. Covering with a damp towel.
  10. Place a small bowl with 3/4 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon oil, this will help you work the dough and prevent it from sticking. With slightly damp hands, working one at a time roll each piece into a ball then flatten into a 1/4 inch disk using your fingers pressed onto your palm of your hand.
  11. Scoop 3 level tablespoons of the filling into the middle of the disc.  Bring all the edges to the center to cover the filling completely. Dampen your hands once again and start flattening to form a 5 to 5-1/2 inch disc, careful not to squish out the filling.
  12. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Discard the water with oil.
  13. When ready to cook, heat a large skillet over medium-low heat and spray with oil.  Cook 7 to 10 minutes turning halfway, or until browned and crisp on the outside.  To keep cooked pupusas warm, place them on a sheet pan in a 200 degree F oven while you make the rest.
  14. Serve the pupusas with sliced avocado and curtido on top.

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