Bean and Cheese pupusas

Salvadoran Bean and Cheese Pupusas are basically bean and cheese-stuffed corn tortillas.
Look at that melty cheese! There’s a ton of different options for filling these, but our go-to is almost
always beans and cheese just because we always have it on hand. Some of the other traditional types
are pupusas are filled with just refried beans, cheese, pupusas mixtas – filled with beans, quesillo, and
chicharrón (which is a ground, cooked pork paste), and pupusas of Cheese and loroco – filled with
cheese and loroco, an edible Central American flower.

I0 seconds in the microwave to soften. Combine with shredded cheese.

4. Divide dough into 10 equally sized portions and form into balls.
5. Wet hands with a bit of water and vegetable oil to prevent sticking.
 6. Press dough ball out flat until it’s about 1/2″ thick.
7. Add 2 tablespoons of filling mixture into the center of the dough.
8. Pinch the dough closed around the filling until it forms a ball again.
9. Gently press the ball back out flat until it’s about 1/2″ thick again.
10. Place onto a lightly-oiled griddle over medium heat for about 2 minutes per side, or
until pupusa surface begins to brown and blister.
11. Serve hot with salsa or curtido
Notes:

Any number of other fillings can be used as long as they are somewhat paste-like to be able
to spread out inside the pupusa dough.

Gluten-free: These are gluten-free!

Vegetarian: These are vegetarian if using vegetarian re-fried beans.

Vegan: Choose a vegan filling – refried beans, squash puree, spinach puree, etc.