Mushroom Pupusas

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

New breakfast/lunch/dinner recipe alert: Mushroom Pupusas.

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

What’s a pupusa?  It’s like a very thick stuffed corn tortilla. They’re delicious and I made them for the first time when I shot all of the recipe cards for One Potato.   These ones have mushrooms in the dough and are stuffed with cheese which melts into GOODNESS.

They’re incredibly filling too! 

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

I like them for breakfast with eggs. Lunch and dinner with a salad and dipping things! I can make the dough a day ahead of time so I can make them on the fly. They’re my new favorite thing. 

 

Ingredients involved:

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

The batter/dough is made. Just mix it all together except the mozzarella. 

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

The mushrooms were sauteed in a little bit of butter and garlic with a pinch of salt! This is a great thing to do ahead of time! 

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

Let the batter sit. Roll up the dough into balls. 

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

Make an indentation. 

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

Add the cheese. Fold the sides over on itself. 

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

Smash down. 

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

Fry them in a pan with a little oil. 

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

While that’s happening you can make yourself a little slaw. Curtido is the traditional accompaniment. 

This one is made up of cabbage tossed in salsa, and cilantro with a squeeze of lime.  

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

The mushroom pupusas are ready. 

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

Serve them up. 

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

We like chipotle bitchin’ sauce on ours. 

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

Breakfast/lunch/dinner is served. 

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

I like eating them with the slaw on top. 

Mushroom Pupusas are a great vegetarian/gluten free meal for you and your family. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

Very very tasty. 

Mushroom Pupusas

recipe adapted from Bon Appetit magazine

makes about 8

  • 1 1/2 cups masa harina 
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water 
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup cooked mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

In a large bowl, mix masa harina, water, salt and mushrooms and stir until well combined. Cover bowl with a damp towel and let sit for 15 minutes. 

Divide dough into about 8 balls (about ¼ cup each), keeping them covered with a damp towel so they don’t dry out. With 1 ball in the palm of your hand, use your thumb of the opposite hand to create an indentation in the center. Pinch sides to create a well for the filling. Fill the hole with 2 Tbsp. cheese. Pinch dough around filling to enclose then gently flatten to a 3-4″ disk, dipping your hands in water as needed. Repeat with remaining dough and bean mixture.

Cook pupusa in a large cast-iron skillet in oil or griddle over medium heat until center slightly puffs up and pupusa is browned in spots, 3–4 minutes per side. 

  • Kris

    Thanks for sharing your recipe and process! I love pupusas but I haven’t tried to make them at home – yet! 😉

  • Sabrina

    fun dish, new kind of texture for me, have never made pupusas before, and don’t think I’ve even eaten them, so thank you!

  • candy clicker

    Thank you for sharing your recipe and instructions! I love pupusas, even if I’ve never tried making them at home!

  • Solar

    I made this last night, and it was a huge hit.

  • Emily

    These look awesome! Do you think you could cook them and save them for the next morning, and just reheat?

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