Salvadoran Stuffed Masa Cakes

Name: Salvadoran Stuffed Masa Cakes
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 16 servings Accompaniment: Salvadoran Coleslaw; 946 milliliters corn tortilla flour (masa harina); 473 milliliters 1/2 pound fresh mozzarella, coarsely grated; 237 milliliters cooked small red beans or kidney beans, rinsed and drained if canned; 710 milliliters water at room temperature; 237 milliliters finely chopped chicharrón (fried pork rind)

Salvadoran Stuffed Masa Cakes is a gluten free and vegetarian recipe with 16 servings. One serving contains 160 calories, 7g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have mozzarella, water, corn tortilla flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour.

Instructions

Toss together cheese, beans, pork rind, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl with your hands, then press mixture firmly into 16 (1 1/2-inch) balls (for filling).

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Cheese

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Pork

Beef

Salt

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Combine tortilla flour, water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl and knead with your hands until a uniform dough forms, about 1 minute. (Dough should be moist but not sticky. If necessary, knead a little more tortilla flour or water into dough.)

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Tortilla

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All Purpose Flour

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Flatten 1/4 cup dough between moistened palms into a 4-inch disk. Wrap disk around a ball of filling, enclosing it, and form into a smooth ball. Reflatten between your palms into a 4-inch disk (1/2 inch thick; filling should remain hidden). Put on a tray lined with plastic wrap and cover with plastic wrap to prevent drying. Make 15 more pupusas.

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Heat a comal or large (2-burner) griddle over medium-low heat until hot, at least 2 minutes.

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Brush lightly with oil, then cook pupusas in batches, turning and pressing lightly with a metal spatula every 2 to 3 minutes, until crusty and browned in spots (some cheese may ooze out), 10 to 12 minutes total per batch.

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Serve immediately.

· Pupusas can be formed (but not cooked) 2 hours ahead and chilled, covered with plastic wrap. · Pupusas are best eaten right away but can be kept warm in a 250°F oven while cooking remaining batches. Recrisp on comal 1 minute per side before serving.

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Servings:

16servings

Accompaniment: Salvadoran Coleslaw 946milliliters

corn tortilla flour (masa harina)473milliliters

1/2 pound fresh mozzarella, coarsely grated 237milliliters

cooked small red beans or kidney beans, rinsed and drained if canned 710milliliters

water at room temperature 237milliliters

finely chopped chicharrón (fried pork rind)

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Brundlmayer Steinmassl Riesling. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 39 dollars.