BrazenAmateur
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Anyone here make arepas on the regular? I could look up recipes online, but I'd rather get one from someone here.
Arapas with Cheese / Arapas con Queso
1 cup Masarepa “pre-cooked arepa flour”
1 cup warm water
Pinch salt
Cheese
Oil
Mix Masarepa, water and salt. Let rest for a few minutes.
Divide into 4 balls.
Flatten out (make sure your edges are in a circle)
Heat heavy pan on medium low and some oil. Add your Arapas and cook slowly until cooked almost thru.
Remove from pan, let cool and cut a slit in the middle.
Add cheese.
Cook until the cheese has melted. (I like to do this step on a hot grill over a high flame)
Frijoles con Arepas Rellenas de Queso / Beans and Cheese Stuffed Corn Cakes by powerplantop, on Flickr
Great pics, PP.
I've been meaning to make them, but may have to find a market that sells arepa flour(?). Saved a few recipes, & like this arepa chicken/avocado sandwich:
http://www.goya.com/english/recipes/arepa-chicken-avocado
what are they?
I never heard of this, what is it?
Arapas with Cheese / Arapas con Queso
1 cup Masarepa “pre-cooked arepa flour”
1 cup warm water
Pinch salt
Cheese
Oil
Mix Masarepa, water and salt. Let rest for a few minutes.
Divide into 4 balls.
Flatten out (make sure your edges are in a circle)
Heat heavy pan on medium low and some oil. Add your Arapas and cook slowly until cooked almost thru.
Remove from pan, let cool and cut a slit in the middle.
Add cheese.
Cook until the cheese has melted. (I like to do this step on a hot grill over a high flame)
Frijoles con Arepas Rellenas de Queso / Beans and Cheese Stuffed Corn Cakes by powerplantop, on Flickr
I wonder if there is a way to make these more healthy for diabetics. These arepas' sound high in carbohydrates and salt. Anyone have any ideas on that?
Can't say that I've ever had them with sweet or fruit stuffing. Are you talking about Colombian or Venezuelan style? The Colombian dough is yellow and I believe it is not corn meal based. But I may be wrong.