Bean and Cheese Pupusas State (Washington) Child Nutrition Agency Developed Recipe

Age Group: Ages 6-18
Serving Size: 50-100
Originating from El Salvador, pupusas are corn cakes stuffed with different kinds of delicious fillings. These pupusas are stuffed with warm, melty beans and cheese wrapped inside masa dough and served with curtido cabbage slaw.
NSLP/SBP CREDITING INFORMATION:
1 pupusa and ½ cup curtido (4 oz spoodle) provides
Crediting legumes as Vegetables: ⅛ cup additional vegetables, ⅛ cup beans and peas (legumes) vegetables, ¼ cup starchy vegetables, ⅝ cup other vegetables, ¾ oz equivalent meats/meat alternates, 1 ½ oz equivalent grains.
Or
Crediting legumes as Meats/Meat Alternates: ⅛ cup additional vegetables, ¼ cup starchy vegetables, ⅝ cup other vegetables, 1 ¾ oz equivalent meats/meat alternates, 1 ½ oz equivalent grains.
RECIPE PROJECT NAME
Fiscal Year 2021 Cohort A Team Nutrition Training Grant for School Meal Recipe Development Washington State, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction on behalf of Highline Public Schools
*This recipe was developed and standardized by a State Child Nutrition Agency. USDA has not tested this recipe.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 12 minutes

Instructions
 

  • Place harina de maiz and potato flakes in the mixing bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
  • Pour water over maiz and potato flakes and mix with the paddle attachment until well combined and the dough sticks together.
    For 50 servings, mix for 2-3 minutes.
    For 100 servings, mix for 3-5 minutes.
  • Add mozzarella cheese, black beans, garlic powder, onion, jalapeno, and salt to the bowl of a food processor and blend until smooth.
  • Preheat combi oven to 500 °F.
  • Gather the masa/potato flake mixture and the bean/cheese mixture at the same workstation to start assembling the pupusas.
  • Spray each sheet pan with nonstick spray.
    For 50 servings, use 5 full-size sheet pans.
    For 100 servings, use 9 full-size sheet pans.
  • Using a scale, weigh 4 oz of masa dough and use hands to flatten into a pancake by transferring the dough back and forth between flattened hands. Set flattened masa dough aside for use in next step.
  • Using a scale, weigh 2 oz of the bean/cheese mixture and roll into a ball. Place the ball in the center of the masa dough pancake.
  • Fold the masa dough pancake over the bean/cheese ball and roll entire mixture into a ball with the masa dough around the outside of the ball and the bean/cheese mixture on the inside.
  • Use hands to gently flatten the dough ball into a 5-inch pancake by transferring dough back and forth between flattened hands.
  • Place pupusa on an oiled sheet pan, fitting 12 pupusas per pan.
  • Repeat steps 7 through 11 until all masa dough and bean/cheese mixture is used.
  • Spray tops of pupusas with nonstick spray.
  • Bake pupusas in a combi oven at 500 °F. Combi oven: combination steam/convection at 500 °F for 7 minutes. Remove pan, flip each pupusa over, and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
    Critical Control Point: Cook pupusas to internal temperature of 135 °F for at least 15 seconds.
  • Cover sheet pans with foil and hold for hot service at 135 °F until ready to serve.
  • Combine shredded cabbage and carrots in a 4-inch full-size hotel pan (12” x 20” x 4”).
  • Pour warm water over the cabbage mixture and let sit for 5 minutes.
  • Drain the cabbage mixture using a colander. Return cabbage and carrots to the hotel pan.
  • Add vinegar and oregano to the cabbage mixture and mix well.
    Critical Control Point: Cover and refrigerate at 41 °F or lower until ready to serve.
  • Serve 1 pupusa with ½ cup curtido/cabbage slaw.

Nutrition INFORMATION

Nutrition Facts
Bean and Cheese Pupusas State (Washington) Child Nutrition Agency Developed Recipe
Amount Per Serving 1 pupusa and ½ cup (4 oz) curtido
Calories 247 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 19mg6%
Sodium 309mg13%
Potassium 228mg7%
Total Carbohydrate 34g11%
Dietary Fiber 6g25%
Total Sugars 3g3%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin C 16mg19%
Vitamin D 5IU33%
Calcium 269mg27%
Iron 3mg17%
Vitamin A 674mcg
*
*Marketing Guide
50 Servings:
Peppers, fresh, jalapeno, whole with stem: 2 oz
Onions, mature, fresh, all sizes, whole:
14 oz
Carrots, fresh, without tops: 1 lb 9 oz
Cabbage, fresh, green untrimmed, whole: 4 lb 10 oz
100 Servings:
Peppers, fresh, jalapeno, whole with stem: 4 oz
Onions, mature, fresh, all sizes, whole:
1 lb 12 oz
Carrots, fresh, without tops: 3 lb 2 oz
Cabbage, fresh, green untrimmed, whole: 9 lb 4 oz

Notes

*See Marketing Guide for purchasing information on foods that will change during preparation or when a variation of the ingredients is available.
 
Cooking Process #2: Same Day Service
Yield / Volume
50 Servings:
50 pupusas
About 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup curtido
100 Servings:
100 pupusas
About 4 gal 2 cups curtido