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Venison Pupusas
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Venison Pupusas

This Venison Pupusa recipe is so delicious! Your family will love it!
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: El Salvadorian
Keyword: Cheese, El Salvador, Ground Venison, Pupusa, pupusas, refried beans
Servings: 24 pupusas
Author: Sophie May

Equipment

Ingredients

Meat

  • 1 T oil
  • 1/2 lb ground venison
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1/8 tsp cumin
  • pepper to taste
  • 1/2 lime juice

Other filling

  • 8 oz mozzarella
  • 16 oz refried beans

Dough

  • 4 C masa flour
  • 3-4 C cold water
  • 1 tsp salt

Toppings

Instructions

Cooking the Meat:

  • Heat oil in a pan over medium high heat.
  • Add all meat and seasoning ingredients and combine.
  • Cook until browned. Set aside to cool so you don't burn yourself when handling.

Dough:

  • Combine dough ingredients until your dough resembles the photo below. It should hold together but it should NOT be sticky:
    Dough
  • Once your dough is combined flatten out (I do this on parchment paper to create less mess) a heap/palm full and layer your beans, meat, and then cheese like so:
    Filling
  • The flatter the dough the better. This will create a better dough to filling ratio.
  • Bring edges together and enclose your filling with the dough. This can get messy but don't worry! Practice makes perfect. Once you have a rounded ball of enclosed filling, press the ball flat to ~1/4-3/4 inch thick. These should be about palm size. The thinner the crispier the better. Do not worry about cracks! They might not be as pretty but they will still taste delicious!!!
  • In a deep frying dish, add oil to coat the bottom of the pan (keep the oil out you will need to add more as you go). Heat oil over medium high heat. Once hot, add 1-2 pupusas at a time, do not overcrowd the pan. Once they start to get nice brown spots, flip them over. Once done, remove and place on a paper towel lined plate. Repeat until done.
    Spotting
  • Serve with salsa roja, curtido, cotija cheese, and lime wedges. ENJOY!