First Time Cooking Bayron's Favorite Guatemalan Food | Pupusas

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: queso fresco

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

refried beans

🥗Healthier: black bean puree

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans are more accessible and quicker to prepare.

Prepare the cooked beans by mixing with 1/2 onion.

Make the sauce by blending 5 tomatoes with salt to taste.

Prepare the curtido by boiling 1 lt of water and adding 1/2 green cabbage, 1 carrot, 1 onion, oregano, vinegar, and salt to taste, along with jalapeño if desired.

For the dough, mix 1-2 lb of corn flour with room temperature water until a dough forms.

Divide the dough into equal portions and flatten each portion into a disc.

Place cheese and refried beans in the center of each disc.

Fold the edges of the disc over the filling to enclose it completely and flatten gently to form a thicker disc.

Heat a comal or flat pan over medium heat and cook the pupusas until golden brown on both sides.

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