Basic Cheese Pupusas

Name: Basic Cheese Pupusas
Total time: 537
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 cups shredded green cabbage; 0.5 cup apple cider vinegar; 0.5 cup water, or more as needed; 0.5 onion, thinly sliced; 1 carrot, grated; 0.25 teaspoon ground oregano; 0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes; salt to taste; 3 cups masa harina flour (Mexican corn masa mix); 1.5 cups water, or more as needed; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 1 cup ricotta cheese; 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese; 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream, or more to taste; 1 scallion, finely chopped, or more to taste; cooking spray

Recipe by peep from allrecipes.com

Dinner 9 Hr. 57 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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2 cups shredded green cabbage
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0.5 cup apple cider vinegar
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0.5 cup water, or more as needed
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0.5 onion, thinly sliced
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1 carrot, grated
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0.25 teaspoon ground oregano
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0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes
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salt to taste

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3 cups masa harina flour (Mexican corn masa mix)
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1.5 cups water, or more as needed
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0.5 teaspoon salt
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1 cup ricotta cheese
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1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
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2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream, or more to taste
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1 scallion, finely chopped, or more to taste
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cooking spray

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add cabbage and cook uncovered until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process. Drain.
Mix cabbage, apple cider vinegar, water, onion, carrot, oregano, red pepper flakes, and 1 pinch salt together in a large bowl. Refrigerate until flavors combine, 8 hours to overnight.
Combine masa harina, water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt together in a large bowl; knead until a smooth, moist dough forms. Add water if dough cracks when you press down on it. Let dough rest, 5 to 10 minutes.
Stir ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, heavy cream, and scallion together in a bowl to make a paste.
Divide dough into 8 balls. Press your thumb into the center of each ball to form an indentation. Fill indentations with ricotta cheese paste. Pinch edges together around the filling; flatten and smooth into round 1/4 inch-thick patties between your palms.
Grease a skillet with cooking spray; preheat over medium heat. Cook pupusas in batches until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Drain cabbage mixture and serve alongside pupusas.