Salvadorian White Corn Cakes with Pork, Beans, and Cheese: Pupusas

Recipe courtesy Alex Garcia

Show: Melting PotEpisode: Nuevo Latino (Alex/Aaron) - Taste of Home

Rated: 2 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (10)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(10)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 1 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

1 pound corn flour, ground for tortillas
1 cup water
1/3 cup melted butter
2 tablespoons lard
1 onion, cut into small dice
8 ounces roasted pork, diced
8 ounces queso blanco, grated
Salt
Serving suggestion: Refried beans

Directions

In a standing mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, combine corn flour, water, and butter. Mix until incorporated into dough. Let dough rest for 1/2 hour.

In a medium saute pan melt lard. Add onion and pork and cook until translucent, set aside and cool.

Portion the dough in small balls, approximately 1 ounce, and flatten with hands. Place approximately 1 tablespoon of the pork stuffing on top of each flattened dough and sprinkle with cheese. Cover with another flattened disk of dough and seal edges by pinching them together.

Cook in electric flat top or cast iron griddle for approximately 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Serve with refried beans.

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recipe Salvadorian White Corn Cakes with Pork, Beans, and Cheese: Pupusas
Rebecca sioux city, IA 10-04-2008
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pupusas
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

it's good finding chefs that do pupusas. i'm from El Salvador and pupusas is known for us. It may seem simple the easy way... but with no appliances it's really difficult. kudos to someone letting everyone know about my country's pupusas. but i agree with Eugenia.... this recipe is way more simple than what we actually do.Read more
recipe Salvadorian White Corn Cakes with Pork, Beans, and Cheese: Pupusas
Anonymous 02-05-2008
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well....
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

the recipe is not very authentic
recipe Salvadorian White Corn Cakes with Pork, Beans, and Cheese: Pupusas
Eugenia Orange, CA 08-06-2007
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Good for beginners.
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I somewhat agree with some of the other ratings. I am Salvadorian and grew up making these with all the women in my family.... Pupusas can be stuffed with pork, cheese, beans, and many other ingredients. However, some of these ingredients, such as loroco, are very difficult to find, so you have to use what's available. For instance, you can use Monterey or Mozzarella cheese instead of quesillo. Pupusas are tradionaly eaten with curtido and a mild tomato sauce (not ketchup or Mexican salsa). I think this recipe is somewhat innacurate but it's ok for beginners who have never made pupusas the tradional way. If you want to eat real pupusas made with authentic ingredients you have to travel to El Salvador. I'm sure this is the case with many other ethnic foods.Read more
recipe Salvadorian White Corn Cakes with Pork, Beans, and Cheese: Pupusas
DAWN BEL AIR, MD 05-20-2007
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Missing the best of the dish...
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Notwithstanding what the other reviewers have noted, the dish would work at some level if only teh recipe for teh cabbage to... top the pupusas was included, and either a recipe for the salsa to serve with it, or a recommendation for one.Read more
recipe Salvadorian White Corn Cakes with Pork, Beans, and Cheese: Pupusas
Anonymous 02-17-2007
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so good
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

i love it
recipe Salvadorian White Corn Cakes with Pork, Beans, and Cheese: Pupusas
Greg san diego, NH 01-01-2007
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Innacurate
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

This recipe is not accurate. First to make a cheese pupusa, one would typically combine 2-3 different cheeses along with a... rare (in the U.S. however I grow it in my back yard)Loroco flowers to give it that authentic Salvadoreno taste. Second, deritivates of the staple cheese pupusa would be the Chicharron (Pork and specifically pork shoulder fried and/or smoked)and others depending on region/specialty and town however they are essentially the same. This recipe is about as accurate as making a hamburger without the patty....Read more