Pupusas Con Curtido (Masa Cakes With Spicy Slaw) |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Pupusas are considered to be a national dish of El Salvador. They can also be found in Guatemala and Honduras. Ingredients:
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar |
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar |
1 teaspoon oregano |
2 chiles de arbol, crushed |
1/2 large carrot, peeled and grated |
1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced |
1/4 head green cabbage, shredded |
kosher salt, to taste |
2 cups masa harina |
16 ounces grated monterey jack cheese |
Directions:
1. Combine vinegar, sugar, oregano, chiles, carrots, onions, and cabbage in a bowl. Season with salt; toss; let chill.
2. Put masa harina and 1 3⁄4 cups water into a bowl; stir to form a dough.
3. Pinch off a 1 1⁄2 oz piece of dough; roll it into a ball. Pat dough into a thin disk.
4. Squeeze 1 1⁄4 oz cheese into a ball. Press cheese into center of dough; cupping dough, stretch edges of dough around cheese and seal.
5. Pat dough to form a 3 1⁄2 wide disk. Repeat to make 12 pupusas in all.
6. Heat a 12 nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Working in 3 batches, cook pupusas, turning, until golden, 10–12 minutes. Serve hot with slaw.
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