How to make Pupusas Salvadoreñas Revueltas | easy step by step | salsa and side salad

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: ground turkey

Ground turkey is a leaner, less expensive protein option.

refried beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans are convenient and often cheaper.

masa harina

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

All-purpose flour is more accessible and less expensive.

Refry fresh beans in a skillet, using chopped bacon for flavor.

Finely chop cabbage and carrots for the side salad.

Mix chopped cabbage and carrots with white vinegar and water to pickle them, seasoning with salt and pepper.

Add jalapeno to the salad, adjusting the amount to taste, and sprinkle with oregano.

In the bacon grease, add chopped onion and caramelize it before adding the refried beans.

Blend the refried beans with jalapeno, oregano, and a seasoning called 'cala de pollo' (half a teaspoon) and black pepper.

Prepare the masa by mixing masa harina and warm water until the desired consistency is reached, adding more water if too dry.

Mix the refried beans with the bacon for filling pupusas.

Form small balls of masa, flatten them, and place filling inside before sealing and shaping them into discs.

Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-low heat and cook each pupusa until golden brown, flipping to ensure even cooking.

Serve pupusas with the side salad and salsa.

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