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

Method

  • Combine vinegar, sugar, oregano, chiles, carrots, onions, and cabbage in a bowl. Season with salt; toss; let chill.
  • Put masa harina and 1 3/4 cups water into a bowl; stir to form a dough.
  • Pinch off a 1 1/2 oz piece of dough; roll it into a ball. Pat dough into a thin disk.
  • 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.
  • Pat dough to form a 3 1/2" wide disk. Repeat to make 12 pupusas in all.
  • 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.