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Vjcvette said:
Ok thanks
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Pupusas are cornmeal pancakes stuffed with meat, veggie & cheese filling. They are awesome gameday food, IMHO.

Dough fundamentals:
1 cup masa harina (finely milled cornmeal)
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup water
If you wish, expand volumes in above ratio.

Filling:
There are recipes online, but this is what I've done, and it works. Mince fresh onions and peppers. Finely chop up leftover pork butt (smoked or not). Mix these ~1:1:2. Grate/crumble cheese of your choice.

Making the pupusas:
Mix the dough ingredients. Put a small amount of water & oil in a bowl - you will use this on your fingers as you handle the dough to keep it from sticking all over you and everything else. :)
Divide the dough into golfball sized portions. I use baking parchment and a cylindrical beverage container as a roller for the next part. Flatten the dough portions into thin discs.
Place a small amount of the filling on a disc of dough. Spread it out ~thin, keeping it clear of the edges (~1/4 inch). Don't forget the cheese. :) Place another disc atop this and pinch the edges together to form one pupusa. Repeat until you have used up your dough discs.

Cooking the pupusas:
Preheat a skillet or griddle over medium heat. Brush the surface of the skillet/griddle and/or the raw pupusas with oil (I do both). Keep them separated. Cook until golden brown, ~4 minutes per side. Turn only once.

You may serve these at once, piping hot, or at room temp. Heck, I've eaten leftover pupusas cold, right out of the fridge (I'm a guy 🤷‍♂️). Salvadorans fequently serve pupusas with cortido. Cortido is a slaw of finely shredded cabbage, carrot, and red onion with oregano, salt and vinegar. If you're interested, you can find a recipe online. I've served pupusas with "JoSlaw" - my mother's slaw recipe tweaked for my palate - and cucumber and tomato salad. I've also just eaten them by themselves. A plate full of pupusas, your favorite beverage, and football.

You could be the first VNster to make spam pupusas. 😜
 
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Tin Man said:
Pupusas are cornmeal pancakes stuffed with meat, veggie & cheese filling. They are awesome gameday food, IMHO.

Dough fundamentals:
1 cup masa harina (finely milled cornmeal)
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup water
If you wish, expand volumes in above ratio.

Filling:
There are recipes online, but this is what I've done, and it works. Mince fresh onions and peppers. Finely chop up leftover pork butt (smoked or not). Mix these ~1:1:2. Grate/crumble cheese of your choice.

Making the pupusas:
Mix the dough ingredients. Put a small amount of water & oil in a bowl - you will use this on your fingers as you handle the dough to keep it from sticking all over you and everything else. :)
Divide the dough into golfball sized portions. I use baking parchment and a cylindrical beverage container as a roller for the next part. Flatten the dough portions into thin discs.
Place a small amount of the filling on a disc of dough. Spread it out ~thin, keeping it clear of the edges (~1/4 inch). Don't forget the cheese. :) Place another disc atop this and pinch the edges together to form one pupusa. Repeat until you have used up your dough discs.

Cooking the pupusas:
Preheat a skillet or griddle over medium heat. Brush the surface of the skillet/griddle and/or the raw pupusas with oil (I do both). Keep them separated. Cook until golden brown, ~4 minutes per side. Turn only once.

You may serve these at once, piping hot, or at room temp. Heck, I've eaten leftover pupusas cold, right out of the fridge (I'm a guy 🤷‍♂️). Salvadorans fequently serve pupusas with cortido. Cortido is a slaw of finely shredded cabbage, carrot, and red onion with oregano, salt and vinegar. If you're interested, you can find a recipe online. I've served pupusas with "JoSlaw" - my mother's slaw recipe tweaked for my palate - and cucumber and tomato salad. I've also just eaten them by themselves. A plate full of pupusas, your favorite beverage, and football.

You could be the first VNster to make spam pupusas. 😜
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Hey thanks so much @Tin Man for taking the time to post that, they look delicious 😊
 
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