01 Aug Traditional Chorizo Pupusas
Traditional Chorizo Pupusas
Pupusas are a thick griddled corn cake from El Salvador and Honduras. They are filled with savory ingredients and typically served with a pickled vegetable slaw called curtido. You can get creative with the fillings! Beans, squash, peppers, and even shrimp find their way into pupusas. While you can get pupusas from a restaurant or even the freezer section, this is a really approachable recipe to try at home! If you can roll a ball of dough and cook pancakes, you’ll have no trouble with pupusas!
Traditional Chorizo Pupusas
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups masa harina
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ¾ cup cooked chorizo sausage crumbled
- 1 ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Prepare the pupusa dough by mixing the masa with the salt. Add water and stir until fully incorporated. The dough should be firm yet pliable, add more masa or water depending on how the dough turns out after stirring in the water described above.
- Scoop dough into approximately ¼ cup amounts and roll into balls.
- Heat a skillet over medium-low heat. It is best to assemble and cook the pupusas as you go, one or more at a time depending on the size of the skillet.
- Using wet hands, flatten a dough ball to a diameter of five inches and place three tablespoons of cheese and two tablespoons of chorizo into the center. Flatten another dough ball and place on top of the filling. Press and shape the pupusa into a round form with a quarter inch of thickness.
- Place in an oil coated skillet and cook 3-5 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
- Enjoy!
Notes
SUBSTITUTIONS: Replace chorizo with any other seasoned meat, plant-based alternatives, or refried beans. Cheese can be swapped out for a non-dairy cheese that has good melting properties.
Recipe Provided by INFRA