Description
Learn how to make delicious pupusas filled with refried beans, cheese, and a side of tangy curtido. These savory stuffed corn cakes are a traditional Salvadoran dish that are sure to impress your taste buds!
Ingredients
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Dough:
- 3 cups masa harina
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 3/4 cups warm water
Filling:
- 15 oz. refried beans
- 1 packet chicken seasoning
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
Curtido:
- 1/2 head green cabbage, sliced
- 1 large carrot, thinly sliced
- 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
- salt to taste
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 1/2 cup boiling water
Additional:
- 2 tbsp avocado oil (or oil of choice, for frying)
Instructions
- Make the Curtido: Boil cabbage until soft, drain, then mix with carrot, onion, salt, vinegar, and reserved hot water.
- Prepare Filling: Combine refried beans, chicken seasoning, and cheese in a bowl.
- Make Dough: Mix masa, salt, and water to form a play-doh-like dough.
- Assemble Pupusas: Flatten dough, add bean mixture, fold, and flatten into discs.
- Cook Pupusas: Fry in oil until golden on both sides.
- Serve: Top pupusas with curtido and enjoy!
Notes
- Don’t worry if pupusas aren’t perfect on the first try; practice makes perfect!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Salvadoran
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pupusa
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 460mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: Pupusa, Salvadoran, Corn Cakes, Refried Beans, Curtido, Cheese
