Pupusas Con Curtido (Masa Cakes With Spicy Slaw)

Pupusas are considered to be a national dish of El Salvador. They can also be found in Guatemala and Honduras.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons sugar
• 1  teaspoon oregano
• 2  chiles de arbol, crushed
• 1⁄2 large carrot, peeled and grated
• 1⁄2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 1⁄4 head green cabbage, shredded
•  kosher salt, to taste
• 2  cups masa harina
• 16  ounces  grated monterey jack cheese

Directions

1. Combine vinegar, sugar, oregano, chiles, carrots, onions, and cabbage in a bowl. Season with salt; toss; let chill.
2. Put masa harina and 1 3⁄4 cups water into a bowl; stir to form a dough.
3. Pinch off a 1 1⁄2 oz piece of dough; roll it into a ball. Pat dough into a thin disk.
4. Squeeze 1 1⁄4 oz cheese into a ball. Press cheese into center of dough; cupping dough, stretch edges of dough around cheese and seal.
5. Pat dough to form a 3 1⁄2" wide disk. Repeat to make 12 pupusas in all.
6. Heat a 12" nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Working in 3 batches, cook pupusas, turning, until golden, 10–12 minutes. Serve hot with slaw.