CHEESE PUPUSAS WITH MEXI KRAUT & SALSA ROJA
Ginny Grant
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tags:mexi kraut, salsa roja, cheese popusas
Makes
about 20Preparation
30 minsCook
15 minsIngredients
3 cups masa harina | |
1 teaspoon salt | |
2½ cups hot water | |
vegetable oil, for shaping | |
2½ - 3 cups grated mozzarella (pizza-style is fine to use here) | |
FOR THE SALSA ROJA | |
1 x 400g can tomatoes | |
1 onion | |
1-2 jalapeños | |
2 cloves garlic | |
½ bunch coriander, stems and leaves | |
1 tablespoon miso |
These corn cakes are best eaten warm, so use a couple of frying pans or make on a hot plate of a barbecue.
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Instructions
1. | Mix the masa harina, salt and water to form a sticky ball. |
2. | Allow to sit, covered, for 15 minutes (this helps the masa harina to absorb the water). |
3. | Put a cup or so of hot water in a bowl and add a good slug of oil. |
4. | Dip your hands in the water then shape the dough into balls, slightly bigger than golf balls. |
5. | Keeping the rest of the balls covered, take one ball and flatten it out in your hands, moistening your hands as required to keep the dough pliable. |
6. | Add a spoonful of mozzarella to the middle of the pancake, then fold over and press together the edges and shape into round patties. |
7. | Put onto a tray lined with baking paper. |
8. | Repeat with the remaining balls. |
9. | Heat a frying pan (you don’t need oil for these) and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, flattening slightly with a spatula as you turn them over. |
10. | Serve while still warm with the salsa roja, and Mexi kraut on the side. |
11. | SALSA ROJA |
12. | Blitz all the ingredients, except the miso, in a blender or food processor until smooth. |
13. | Transfer to a saucepan and simmer gently for 15-20 minutes until thickened. |
14. | Stir through the miso and adjust the seasoning to taste. |
Text & Recipes Ginny Grant / Food photography Greta van der Star
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