Pupusas Recipe
This super simple Pupusas Recipe can be ready and on the table in just over a half hour. Filled with gooey cheese, these pupusas are simple, delicious and are a great side or appetizer.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 245kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups masa harina corn flour
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup queso fresco crumbled
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the masa, water, and salt and stir together.
- Using your hands, start kneading the ingredients together until a soft, smooth, moist dough forms. You may need to add a little more water, up to ¼ cup to get it to the right consistency. You know it is ready when you can gently pinch some of the dough together and it doesn’t crack.
- Now, use a dish towel to cover the bowl and let the dough rest for 15 minutes.
- Toss together the mozzarella and queso fresco in a small bowl and set aside.
- Divide the dough into 8 equal portions, you can do this by weighing them on a kitchen scale or just eyeballing it.
- Grab one of the dough pieces and pat it into a large circular disc in your hands.
- Then add 1/8th of the cheese mixture to the center of the dough disc and fold it and pinch the dough closed over the cheese. Roll it into a ball.
- Gently pat and press the ball into a round disc about 1/4th inch thick. Repeat with the remaining dough and cheese to make all 8 dough pockets.
- Heat a griddle over medium heat. Once hot, spray with cooking spray. Cook for about 5-6 minutes per side until they're golden brown and slightly charred. Place them on a wire rack to cool down while you are cooking the remaining pupusas. Serve and enjoy immediately.
Notes
- Keep any dough you are not working with covered so it doesn’t dry out.
- Use a cast iron skillet, not a non-stick pan to make these as it helps crisp them up better and give them that charred texture on the outside.
- You can make these spicy by adding in slices of jalapenos.
- Don't make these too big, keep them a smaller size so they're easier to handle!
- These can easily be doubled or tripled depending on how many you are serving.
- Many differing filling options can be added to this recipe, see some of my suggestions above.
- These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
Nutrition
Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 485mg | Potassium: 140mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 206IU | Calcium: 210mg | Iron: 1mg