Pupusas for beginners! (Pork/chicharron)

masa harina

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: corn flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber while corn flour is more economical.

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: ground turkey

Chicken is leaner and ground turkey is often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

refried beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Black beans are nutritious and canned beans save time.

Cut the meat from the chicharon and remove the skin, then cut into small pieces.

Grind the chicharon and vegetables (onion, tomato, garlic, poblano pepper) together.

Mix the ground chicharon mixture with 1 teaspoon of consom poo.

Separate half of the chicharon mixture for plain pupusas and mix the other half with 1 cup of refried beans.

In a bowl, mix 6 cups of masa harina with 6 cups of warm water to form the dough.

Shape the dough into balls and flatten them into discs.

Fill the discs with the chicharon mixture or the chicharon and bean mixture.

Fold the edges over the filling and gently flatten to form a thick pancake.

Cook the pupusas on a skillet until golden brown.

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