Workshop: How to Make a Pupusa

masa harina

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Whole wheat flour adds fiber while cornmeal is more affordable.

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories, while processed cheese is often less expensive.

jalapeño

🥗Healthier: bell pepper

💰Cheaper: green chili

Bell pepper is milder and more accessible, while green chili adds heat.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt offers similar creaminess with fewer calories.

Heat olive oil in a medium pan and cut onions.

Cover with a lid until the onions completely char, then remove the onions.

Add refried beans to the pan and cook until thick.

Let the beans cool off.

In a bowl, mix masa with warm water and knead the dough well.

Use Salvadorian cheese or shredded mozzarella cheese, knead until flexible.

Shape a medium-sized ball of dough into a plate.

Add refried beans and cheese to the dough, then close the pupusa carefully.

Cut away any excess dough and shape it into a plate-like pupusa.

Wash the pupusa lightly with oil and place it on a low-medium heated flat pan.

Flip the pupusa on both sides until golden and crisp.

Serve with a cabbage salad and a simple salsa of onion, tomato, and cilantro.

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