It’s no secret, I’m a fan of the arepa. My addiction to arepas is how I got my nickname, Sarepa, after all. But I had never made an arepa myself. So today, I got in the kitchen, I learnt how to make arepas and had a go at cooking the humble corn disks myself. And I would like to report that it wasn’t a complete disaster. Hooray!
Thanks to some wonderful advice from people on the Facebook page and my Instagram account, I think I’ve done a pretty good job of creating some of my favourite elements of Colombian cuisine. At least it wasn’t a complete mess. And they tasted pretty darned good too!
Colombian Arepas
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of white or yellow arepa flour
- 1/2 a cup of warm water
- 1 Tablespoon of butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup of grated mozzarella cheese
- Salt to taste
Method:
- In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients and pour in the warm water. Knead the dough until it has a soft consistency, add more water if the dough is hard and crumbles (like mine did!).
- Roll the dough into medium-sized balls, then place them in between a folded piece of baking paper. Use a plate to squash the arepa dough into a flat circular disk.
- You can either cook these in the oven or toast them in a pan. I popped quite a bit of butter in my pan. The first arepa I tried to cook stuck to the pan and it was a bit sad to watch my first arepa fall apart. Lesson learnt.
- Add your favourite topping (hogao, mantequilla, mas queso) then buen provecho!
How do you think I went? Do you have any tips or advice about how to make the perfect arepa? Be sure to let me know in the comments section below.
Lovely as always! Good try on making the arepa
I usually don’t add butter to the mixture and let the 50/50 water and cornflour mix sit to let it thicken up a bit. Later I deep fry it! and if I’m feeling adventurous I’ll add an egg and green onion inside for an arepa de huevo. Hope that helps!
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Great tips, Jade! Next time I might get a little more adventurous with them.
Hola Sara, Haciendo honor a tu reciente entreviste con Alejandra Reader en Australia debieras publicar como hacer Arepas Venezolanas, seria algo como justo, no crees?
Fabian
Buen idea, Fabian!!