Masa Cakes with Spicy Slaw (Pupusas con Curtido)

By garciamoss

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 1/2 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. oregano
• 2 chiles de árbol, 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 oz. grated Monterey jack

Details

Adapted from saveur.com

Preparation

Step 1

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 ¾ cups water into a bowl; stir to form a dough. Pinch off a 1 ½-oz. piece of dough; roll it into a ball. Pat dough into a thin disk. Squeeze 1 ¼ oz. cheese into a ball. Press cheese into center of dough; cupping dough, stretch edges of dough around cheese and seal. Pat dough to form a 3 ½"-wide disk. Repeat to make 12 pupusas in all.

3. 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.