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Healthy Vegan Pupusas
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Healthy Vegan Pupusas

These little corn pockets are stuffed with beans, corn, and hash browns. Customize the filling to your favorites.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 4 People
Course: gluten free, Main Course, Snack, vegan
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Pupusas
  • 2 Cups Masa Harina
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 Cups Boiling Water
  • 1 tsp Olive Oil
Pupusas Filling
  • 1 package Hash Browns
  • 1 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tsp Minced Garlic
  • Salt and Pepper to taste.
  • 1 15oz. Can Black Beans
  • 1 Cup Cooked Corn

Method
 

Instructions for the Pupusas
  1. Mix the masa harina, salt, 1 tsp oil, and 2 cups boiling water together in a small mixing bowl, cover, and set aside to rest for about 15 minutes.
  2. While the dough rests, prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  3. Grab a plastic sandwich bag or a quart sized bag and cut with a scissors along the seam on the sides of the bag but not the bottom, then set aside.
  4. If using precooked corn or canned corn, drain and add the corn to a medium mixing bowl.
  5. Open the beans, drain and rinse, mix in the corn, set aside.
  6. Before cooking the hash browns mix in minced garlic, powdered onion, salt, pepper, and a little oil.
  7. Cook the hash browns until they are browned, set aside to use as filling and/or to have as a side dish.
Preparing the pupusa dough
  1. After the dough is done resting, knead it for a few seconds.
  2. Now it's time to stress test the dough by flattening a golf ball sized piece.
  3. If it cracks more than 1/4 inch on the edges, add warm tap water, 1 tsp at a time, until the dough is soft and slightly tacky.
  4. Once the dough is the right consistency, transfer to the counter and shape into a large ball.
  5. Divide into 8 pieces.
  6. Use damp hands to form each piece into the shape of a golf ball, place the balls onto the baking sheet.
  7. Place the open sandwich bag on the counter, put a dough ball in the center of one side, then cover the ball with the other half of the sandwich bag.
  8. Gently press down on the dough until it spreads to about 4 inches in diameter.
  9. Do this with each piece and set them aside.
Filling the Pupusas
  1. Center a disk in the palm of your hand, add about 1/2 Tbsp of the corn and beans into the center, and then add 1/2 Tbsp of hash browns.
  2. If adding cheese, add to the filling before closing.
  3. Bring the sides of dough up around the filling until the dough completely covers the filling.
  4. Roll the ball until smooth, and return to the plastic bag.
  5. Slowly press the ball into a 4 inch diameter disc again.
  6. Place the disk onto the baking sheet.
  7. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
  8. Prepare a skillet over medium high heat.
  9. Add the pupusas onto the hot skillet and cook until spotty brown on both sides, about 4 minutes on each side.
Serving these Healthy Vegan Pupusas
  1. Serve hot with the left over hash browns, corn, beans, and a side of your favorite salsa.

Notes

These cakes are traditionally served with a side of Curtido, which is a spicy pickled cabbage slaw.
But if you don't have any curtido, your favorite salsa will work just fine.