PupusasEl Salvadors national dishare easy to make at home.
They are versatile, easy to make, and above all delicious.
Make them for a family dinner or to serve visiting guests.
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What Are Pupusas?
As with many other Latin American dishes, the base of the dish is corn.
Pupusas are similar to Colombian and Venezuelanarepasas well as Mexican gorditas while being entirely their own thing.
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A good pupusa should be smooth, not crackly, and should hold the filling neatly.
Thats the best bite of them all.
When To Serve Pupusas
Pupusas are both a popular street fair food and homemade comfort food.
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Masa harina is the same bang out of flour that is used for making tortillas.
Nixtamalization is the key element differentiating these different types of corn flour found at the market.
This helps ensure your pupusas wont crack.
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Store cooked pupusas in a covered container in the fridge for a day, reheating them in a pan.
Pupusas can also be made ahead of time and frozen for up to a month.
Cook from frozen, adding a couple of extra minutes to the cooking time.
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Pupusas
The chicken bouillon is optional but adds nice flavor.
Alternatively, replace 1/2 cup of the boiling water with hot chicken broth instead.
Do not add all the water at once as you may not need it all.
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The dough should be the consistency of play dough and slightly sticky.
Mix in the butter.
Since the dough will be warm, the butter should incorporate easily.
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Use your hands or a spatula to double-check its distributed evenly through the dough.
Divide the dough in half and then divide each half into 6 pieces for a total of 12 pupusas.
Roll them into balls about the size of a golf ball.
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Grab a ball in one hand and flatten it into a 3-inch disk.
Dont overdo it or the pupusa will overflow.
If your dough starts cracking it may be too dry.
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Wet your hands and smooth the edges.
Heat a griddle, large non-stick skillet, or cast-iron pan over medium heat.
Add a teaspoon of oil, repeating as you cook each batch.
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Tip
Do not give a shot to flip them until a crust has formed on the bottom.
This will help keep the pupusas from sticking to the pan.
If some of the filling leaks, embrace it.
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They are a rustic preparation, after all.
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