It's finally here. The rematch we've all been waiting for. The Bears face the Commanders tonight on Monday night football and this week's pizza is inspired by the salvadorian papusa, an ode to the DC and DMV area's large Salvadoran population, the second largest in the country.
Before we make the pizza, I had to make my own mini papusas stuffed with a combination of Salvadorian chicharron, frijoles, and quesillo cheese along with the traditional salsa roja, and curtido which is a pickled slaw.
The pizza starts with a layer of refried beans and is topped with shredded mozzarella and of course the papusas. After a quick bake, the pizza is finished the salsa roja and curtido.
This one is just delicious and I will safely assume that I am the first person ever to put papusa's on tavern style pizza but it just works. The toasted masa, paired with the cheesey and savory fillings and the mild heat and acid from the salsa and curtido all pair so amazingly.
Speaking of perfect pairs, hopefully Caleb and Rome can help lead the Bears to a win over the Commanders and excerise the demons of last season's hailmary heartbreak, but as always no matter if they or lose, atleast the pizza was good 🤷
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Chicago Squares Week 6: Commanders Papusa Pizza
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You’re awesome. A pizza scientist. Daaaaaa Bearsssssss.
My doctor just called to get me in for a cholesterol blood draw because of this video. God damn.
Bear down!
you lost me with the refried beans sauce layer but, as always had me salivating by the end
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As a lover of pupusas, never would think of them on pizzas, but hot damn does that look good.
Would eat the entire thing
You are a pizza wizard 🧙
That looks awesome! I’m nervous for the game but I am looking forward to avenging the Hail Mary.
I’m lactose intolerant, but this had me wanting pizza badly. Ship me some to the east coast! I’m sure it will travel well!
Papusas are so good. I never knew they were from El Salvador.
Love Papusas. This looks incredible!
Papusas are so good! Nice job
This is the most creative one yet this season. Well done, Bear Down!
Mad scientist
Damn, that looks so good
As a DC native I would also like to see a peruvian chicken style tavern pizza
Love the positivity, my friend.
Daaaaaaaumn! What’s the secret? Do you post the recipes somewhere? Never made Papusas before and I’d need the secret slaw sauce! lol
Or, are your post more about giving people great ideas and they go off and do their own spin?
This legitimately looks so dang good