Name: Green Chile and Cheese Pupusas
Ingredients: 2 cups corn masa harina (corn flour); 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1½ cups water; 1½ cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated; 1 (4-ounce) can green chiles, diced; 3-4 tablespoons canola oil; Plastic wrap or wax paper

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Green Chile and Cheese Pupusas

A pupusa is a thick griddle cake or flatbread from El Salvador. In this pupusa recipe, lush masa cakes wrap around cheese and chiles in this gluten-free Salvadoran treat. An added benefit - they take no time to make!

Course: Entree

Cuisine: south american

Keyword: agrodolce, cheese, el salvador, el salvadorean, green chiles, masa wraps, pupusas, vegetarian

Servings:

Author: Kimberly Lord Stewart

Ingredients

2 cups corn masa harina (corn flour)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1½ cups water
1½ cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1 (4-ounce) can green chiles, diced
3-4 tablespoons canola oil
Plastic wrap or wax paper

Instructions

Place corn masa harina and salt in a large bowl. Add water, and stir until well combined.
Divide dough into eight rounds. Roll each into a ball, and flatten into a disk with your hands. Form a dough cup in your palm, and add cheese and ½ teaspoon chiles. Don’t overfill. Bring edges together to encase the cheese and form a ball.
Pat out the pupusa into a disk on the plastic wrap or wax paper. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook 4 minutes on each side, until browned. Add more oil as needed to cook all pupusas. Serve immediately.

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