Recipes

Pupusas are the most important and traditional dish in El Salvador. They are so important that the government of El Salvador declared then as a national dish and they had a specific day to celebrate every year.

To make pupusas is really easy and cheap; maybe that is why you can see a pupusería (restaurant who mades pupusas) almost in every corner in the whole country. Pupusas can be made of corn or rice dough and is usually stuffed with one or more ingredients.

Ingredients:

Pupusa dough

• 4 cups instant corn flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 cups cold water

Filling

• 1 cup quesillo (cheese similar to Oaxaca cheese)
• 1 up refried kidney beans

2 teaspoon vegetable oil

Preparation:

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the instant corn flour and salt, then add the water.
2. Use your hands to mix until the dough comes together with a clay-like texture.
3. Fill a small container with vegetable oil and set near your workstation. You’ll wet your fingers as you work to keep the dough from sticking to your hands.
4. Take a little more than a golf ball-sized portion of dough and roll into a ball, then flatten into a thin tortilla.
5. Fill the dough round with 1 teaspoon refried beans and 1 teaspoon cheese.
6. Fold the dough over the filling until it’s completely sealed.
7. Pat out the ball between your hands until flat. If the pupusa cracks, patch it with a bit of dough and a little oil.
8. Heat a large pan or griddle over medium heat. Brush with vegetable oil, then place 2-3 pupusas on the pan and cook for 2-4 minutes, or until the bottoms are golden brown. Flip and cook on the other side for 2-4 minutes more, until golden brown and warmed through.