Venezuelan Arepa

Venezuelan Arepas (not to be confused with Colombian Arepas) are a tipical venezuelan dish. They can be filled with dozens of things, and each presentation has a particular name, but they’re still arepas.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine the water, the precooked corn flour, and a little bit of salt in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Mix the ingredients by hand until no clumps remain in the resulting dough and it has a smooth but solid consistency.
  3. Preheat a pan with oil over low heat.
  4. Take a piece of dough and form a ball the size of the palm of your hand.
  5. Carefully slap the ball side by side to make a disk neither too thick nor too thin.
  6. Repeat the process with the remainder of the dough.
  7. Put the arepas in the preheated pan and wait for it approximately 2 minutes and a half to flip it over.
  8. When both sides are cooked, take them out of the pan.
  9. Cut through the middle of the arepas with a butter knife, and brush them with butter.
  10. Fill them with delicatessen to taste (ham, cheese, beans, mortadella, eggs, etc.)
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Venezuelan · Basic · Breakfast · Corn · Quick