arepas recipe

Arepas are a delicious, warm Colombian dish that are easy to grab and go and can be customized to your liking. These toasty little pockets of dough make an excellent breakfast, snack, or can be stuffed with cheese and meat for a quick lunch.

Arepa Recipe from Colombia

white cornmeal (or arepa flour)

Salt

water

cheese

tbsp butter (softened, divided)

In a large bowl, place 2 cups white cornmeal, 1 tsp salt, 2 cups water, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, and 2 tbsp of butter. Use your hands to mix the dough thoroughly. Cover with a towel and let it rest for 5 minutes.

Separate the dough into 8 sections and roll each section into a ball. Press the ball flat in your hand until about ½” thick. Press the edges with your hands so that no cracks form.

Warm a cast iron skillet or an electric griddle and then grease with 1 tbsp of butter.

Place four arepas in the pan and cook over low-medium heat for 3-4 minutes until brown.  Then flip and heat on the other side for about 3-4 minutes, or until a crust is formed on both sides.

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Arepa recipe

How to make arepas — delicious 3-ingredient pan-fried cornmeal cakes stuffed with all your favorite fillings like refried beans, avocado, dairy-free cheese, and more. A quick, easy, gluten-free, vegan appetizer, snack, or main at breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

Arepas + Filling Ideas

pre-cooked corn flour

salt

You can watch the video in the post for visual instructions.First, pour the warm water into a large bowl with the salt and gradually sprinkle in the pre-cooked corn flour (masarepa), stirring between each addition.

When it&#39;s cool enough to handle, use your hands to gently knead it for a minute, then allow the dough to rest for 10 minutes. When ready, it should be moist but not sticky.If the dough is too dry (cracking a lot when shaping), add a little more water. If it&#39;s too wet, add more flour (the flour brand, climate, and humidity can all affect this).

Next, divide the arepa dough into 6 portions (about 110-120 grams per arepa) and roll each into a ball before flattening them into disks about 1/2-3/4-inch (1,5-2 cm) thick.If any small cracks appear, use wet fingers to gently pat them until smooth (refer to the video for visual guidance).

Heat a large non-stick pan (or well-seasoned cast-iron skillet) over medium heat and add a swirl of oil. Working with 3 arepas at a time, cook them for about 5 minutes per side until they are golden brown on both sides.If you want the arepas to be very crispy, then bake them in the oven for 10 minutes at 360 °F/ 180 °C.

Finally, allow them to cool for just a few minutes before cutting each arepa (a serrated knife works best while holding the warm arepas with a kitchen towel) about ¾ of the way around to create a pocket and stuff them with all your favorite fillings (see below). Enjoy!

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How To Make Arepas + Filling Ideas

Arepa is a patty made with precooked corn flour which can be baked, grilled or fried. They are popular in Colombian and Venezuelan cuisine, and are a very versatile food that can be eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The most popular arepa in Colombia is made with corn flour (masarepa). However, we also make

Arepas de Yuca (Cassava Arepas) Recipe

yuca (cooked)

masarepa

milk

melted butter

mozzarella cheese or queso blanco

Butter

Mash the yuca and add the masarepa, milk, butter and salt to your taste. Let mixture stand for five minutes.

Make small balls with the yuca mixture. Shape the dough into thick cakes.

Add the 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.

Hello Erica
My husband is Colombian, we live in Tampa Fl.  I make Harina Arepas for him all the time and we fill with many things, I even put homemade peanut butter and jam in mine! 
We grow Yucca and I'm so excited to try these!  I'm hoping they will split like the corn Arepas.  
Thank you so much for sharing!  We love your recipes!
Pamela and Luis

Is there a vegan or dairy-free version to this recipe? I’m sadly allergic to dairy products

Hi, thank you for the recipe.  The ingredients list calls out for mozzarella  or white cheese but is not in the directions, do you mix it with everything or is just to eat them with the cheese after they are done?

I have made these many times, and they are absolutely wonderful!   Thank you so much for this great recipe!

My aunt would make these for us when we were little and I had forgotten what they were called. We had them for dessert. Love them. Thank you for sharing recipe. Definitely going to make them

I am Brazilian and I buy yucca/cassava at Walmart. It's in the frozen vegetables section, close to the latin /asian frozen food. Cook for 15 minutes according to the package directions, let it cool and toss with olive oil, garlic salt, pepper and seasonings to your liking. Roast at 400 F , till it gets browned and crispy about 30/40 minutes. No need to fry. Good luck. (The brand is Goya).

Oh I love yuca, but do not have often since I moved to US...this sound and look delicious, I love the texture of it.
Have a great weekend Erica :D

i've never eaten any sort of arepa but they always look so delicious.  these in particular look soft and fantastic!

Angie thank you for putting up this website and reminding me of our Latin America culture.  Yuca is one of my favorites ingredients when cooking stews and sancochos or any other soup.  When I was young we also used yuca as glue for small jobs and it did a very good job.   However, I have never done or eating yuca arepas.  This look delicious due that the Yuca has this wonderful soft - sweet taste.

I have never cooked with yuca...these patties (pancakes?) look awesome, Erica.

The yuca arepa looks so good. I have not cooked with yuca in too long and this recipe is very tempting. Very hungry now, wish I had some here.

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