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Black Bean Pupusas

Golden masa cakes filled with black beans pair with crisp lime cabbage curtido for a hearty Latin American meal.

$3.53per serving $$$
90 minstart to table
1servings

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Ingredients

  • 510 g green cabbage
  • 115 g carrots
  • 85 g white onion
  • 1 lime
  • 12 g salt
  • 30 g jalapeño
  • 2 cups masa harina
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 cups warm water
  • 1 recipe simple black beans
  • avocado oil

Steps

  1. Shred the cabbage and carrots, slice the onion and jalapeño, and toss them with lime juice and 2 teaspoons salt.
  2. Press the vegetables into a bowl and let the curtido rest for 45 minutes.
  3. Mix the masa harina, 1 teaspoon salt, and warm water, then rest the dough for 10 minutes.
  4. Divide the dough into portions, flatten each one, fill it with black beans, and seal the edges.
  5. Heat avocado oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the pupusas for 4 to 5 minutes per side.
  6. Cook the pupusas in batches until golden and firm, then serve them with the lime curtido.

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