pupusas

How to make Pupusas
19

Apr

2010

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by kellydarlene in Uncategorized Tags: cooking, el salvador, mi cocina, PUPUSAS, recepies





1.Chicharon: This is the Meat filling that pupusas are made of. This is cooked(fried) pork cubes. Preferably with some fat on them this will make it crispier when you cook them. You will need the following ingredients to cook the “chicharon”:
•1 Tomato
•1 Green Pepper
•1Onion
•Garlic( to taste)
Dice up these ingredients and place in a pan with the cubed pork, season to taste ( with salt, adobo, and sazon)….if you don’t have these handy you can use whatever seasoning you have handy. Cook meat until brown. You want to have them brown and begin to form a crust. After the meat is fully cooked, place in food processor and chop up. make sure it is well blended, you don’t want big pieces. Make sure that the meat is well seasoned.


Cheese Filling:

1.Mozarella cheese
2.Onion
3.Green Pepper
Cube all of the ingredients and place in the food processor. Make sure it is well blended. It will look soft, doughy.

the dough you will need is corn flour. This is very simple. All you will do is pour the flour into a bowl and gradually add water. mix well using your hands until it is firm. You do not want it to be too dense and dry. make sure it is soft, and you can form small round balls.

he slaw ( Curtido)….For this all you need is a head of cabage, vinegar and salt. YOu will shred the cabage as thin as possible. For every cup of vinegar you add, also add one cup of water. season with salt and Oregano. Let it sit it sit, this will pickle the cabbage. You can add shreded carrots, onions, purple cabbage, or even jalapeños if you like. ( the longer it sits the better it tastes!) You can also make salsa….This is very simple. All you need is a can of whole tomatoes, put them in the blender add some salt, after you blend them place in a small sauce pan and simmer for about 10 mins. Add oregano and salt to taste.



First you need to form something that looks like this!….Not too big.

Next,…Flatten it out…as if ur making a tortilla.

Now you can add whatever filling you want. just cheese or just meat,….or both!

(a good tip is to keep your hands moist always, this will keep the dough from sticking and the filling from coming out.) You can use oild or water to keep your hands moist.



Once you have flattened it out again,…Place on the griddle and let it cook!….Do not turn too soon or it will break on you,….you will know when to turn it when the edges begin to look a little yellow…A fully cooked pupusa will look like this…..nice and brown. the dough should be firm when you touch it. if it feels mushy,…it is not done yet. You don’t wanna eat raw dough…..

Well that is it! You now know how to make pupusas!!!!!