Colombian Arepa con Queso Recipe
Arepa con Queso, a popular Colombian dish, consists of flat corn cakes filled with cheese. The dough is made from precooked cornmeal, water, cheese, and seasonings. It is shaped into small, flat discs and cooked on a griddle or pan until golden and delicious.
Ingredients
Arepa
- Pre-cooked white or yellow arepa flour – 1 cup
- Warm water – 1 cup
- White or mozzarella cheese grated – ½ cup
- Butter – 2 tbsp
- Salt - pinch
Filling
- Mozzarella cheese or cheese of preference
Instructions
- Combine the cornmeal, warm water, cheese, butter and salt, mixing thoroughly. Let mixture stand for five minutes.
- Mix into a soft dough with your hands for about 3 minutes moistening your hands with water as you work.
- Form 4 small balls with the dough. Place each ball between 2 plastic bags and with a flat pot cover flatten to ½ inch. Alternatively, you may press the balls of dough out into evenly sized discs.
- Add butter to a nonstick pan over medium heat.
- Place the arepas in the pan, and cook about 3 minutes on each side, until a crust forms or they are golden brown.
- Gently slice the Arepas open and fill with cheese.
- Return to the pan and cook until the cheese melts.
Nutrition
Calories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 11gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 326mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g
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