Caramelized onion and peppers pupusas with pupusa fire roasted tomato bell pepper dipping sauce (testing recipes for my classes)

today I made some changes to the pupusas decided to make caramelized diced onions and bell peppers as one of the fillings for the pupusas. also came up with a fire roasted pupusa tomato bell pepper dipping sauce, packed with flavor just for you guys. mmmm so I will be showing you guys how to whip them up this summer I took time on these and they are worth the time. so look forward to summer classes coming up soon!

Caramelized onion and peppers pupusas with pupusa fire roasted tomato bell pepper dipping sauce

 

2 cups  Masa Harina

pinch of Salt

1 1/4 cups Warm Water (plus more as needed)

4 tablespoons Vegetable Shortening

1 cup Grated Cheese (Queso Fresco; Cotija or Jack)

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

filling

1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced

1 onion diced

2 tablespoons canola oil

salt and pepper to taste

pupusa fire roasted tomato bell pepper sauce

 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced

 1 onion, chopped

 2 tomatoes, seeded and diced

 2 tbl canola oil plus 2-3 tablespoons to add to blender

 salt and pepper to taste

 juice of 1 lime

 1/2 cup chopped cilantro

 2 cloves garlic crushed

method

to make the pupusa sauce: preheat oven to 400 degrees. place onion, bell pepper and tomato and season well with salt and pepper and a drizzle of oil and bake for 15 minutes. until roasted

then transfer roasted tomato pepper mixture to a blender and add additional oil, lime juice, garlic, cilantro and season with salt and pepper and blend until smooth. set aside

to make the filling, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium high heat add onion and peppers and cook until its carameilized about 20-22 minutes low and slow season with salt and pepper. transfer to a bowl. set aside as you make the pupusas.

Combine Masa Harina, Salt, and Water and Shortening in a mixing bowl. Knead to form a smooth moist dough and let stand for 10 minutes. Adjust Water as needed so dough is tacky but not sticky.

Scoop out golf ball sized pieces of dough, place in a tortilla press or gently flatten with hands to form a 4 inch disk. Add filings from cheese and veggies as desired, and top with another flattened 4 inch disk to form Pupusa. Seal and repeat with remaining dough.

Heat a generously oiled skillet or griddle over medium-high. Cook the Pupusas for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown. serve with my pupusa fire roasted tomato bell pepper sauce dig in