Basic Cheese Pupusas

A popular food in El Salvador. A thick corn tortilla filled with cheese and easy to customize. Serve topped with curtido (picked cabbage) or eat plain. My ex-boyfriend’s Salvadorean mother’s recipe!

Step: 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add cabbage and cook uncovered until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process. Drain.

Step: 2

Mix cabbage, apple cider vinegar, water, onion, carrot, oregano, red pepper flakes, and 1 pinch salt together in a large bowl. Refrigerate until flavors combine, 8 hours to overnight.

Step: 3

Combine

Step: 4

, water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt together in a large bowl; knead until a smooth, moist dough forms. Add water if dough cracks when you press down on it. Let dough rest, 5 to 10 minutes.

Step: 5

Stir ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, heavy cream, and scallion together in a bowl to make a paste.

Step: 6

Divide dough into 8 balls. Press your thumb into the center of each ball to form an indentation. Fill indentations with ricotta cheese paste. Pinch edges together around the filling; flatten and smooth into round 1/4 inch-thick patties between your palms.

Step: 7

Grease a skillet with cooking spray; preheat over medium heat. Cook pupusas in batches until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

Step: 8

Drain cabbage mixture and serve alongside pupusas.

Per Serving: 197 calories; protein 4.8g; carbohydrates 39.3g; fat 3.6g; cholesterol 5.1mg; sodium 181mg.

Prepare your meal in advance can be best to feel enjoyable that you do it with your favorite music in the background , a soothing beverage of choice or even a partner. It is helpful to write every step required to create the food , which may include all of it from your tools and utensils to your processing menu . Be sure to checkdown the ingredients in the process of it , so as not to leave it . A handwritten list is typically best.

Having the right cooking tools is just as important as having the right dishes menu . This includes all of from pots, pans, bowls and utensils to those essential items that are easy to forget, like as parchment paper and foil. Items like squeeze bottles for adding the perfect drizzle or decoration to your dish and long tweezers to range smaller and thinner dish are a must-have for any home chef.