How to Cook Pupusas

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: queso blanco

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

masa harina

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: corn flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt offers similar creaminess with fewer calories.

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: bell peppers

💰Cheaper: banana peppers

Bell peppers provide crunch without heat.

Heat a pan over medium to medium-high heat.

Add a little oil to the pan to help brown the pork.

Dice the pork tenderloin and add it to the hot pan.

Cook the pork for about 20 minutes until golden brown.

Add a hefty pinch of kosher salt to the pork while cooking.

Once cooked, place the pork on a plate to cool and render out excess fat.

In a food processor, combine the cooked pork, diced bell pepper, tomato, onion, and garlic.

Process the mixture until it reaches a paste-like consistency.

Add mozzarella cheese to the mixture and combine until it holds its shape when formed into a ball.

In a bowl, mix 4 cups of masa harina with 2.5 teaspoons of kosher salt.

Gradually add 3.5 to 4 cups of warm water to the masa harina, mixing until the consistency is like Play-Doh.

Prepare a water-oil mixture with 1.5 cups of water and 2 tablespoons of oil for handling the dough.

Form balls of dough and flatten them into discs, creating a well in the center.

Fill the well with the pork filling and enclose it with the masa.

Shape the filled masa into a flat disc and place it on a hot griddle.

Cook the pupusas on the griddle until golden brown on both sides.

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