Arepas with an Italian touch

Name: Arepas with an Italian touch
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 3 Servings
Ingredients: Corn Flour: 2 Cups; Mozzarella cheese: 1.5 Cups; water: 1.5 Cups; oil: 1 Tbsp; Salt: 1 Tsp

Features:

Cuisine:

Venezuelan

1 Hour
Serves 3
Medium

Ingredients

2 Cups Corn Flour
White Corn Flour like Maseca
1.5 Cups Mozzarella cheese
Grated
1.5 Cups water
lukewarm water
1 Tbsp oil
1 Tsp Salt

Directions

This is not the traditional recipe for Arepas. You would usually want to use a pre-cooked white corn flour like P.A.N but since this brand is not available in all the major supermarkets I use MASECA which is a Mexican corn flour brand and I actually loved the results. To make sure the corn is cooked through I like to bake it in the oven for an additional 10 more minutes on high heat.

What you put inside is up to you. The Arepas are very versatile and accept everything. Having said that, it is common to use black beans, avocado, salsa, sour cream and your favorite recipe of ground beef.

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Steps

1 Done 35 minutes	Making the Arepas dough In a big bowl, mix all ingredients. knead with your hands till the dough is formed (the mix is quite sticky). Let it rest for 30min before continue
2 Done 10	Forming the Arepas Heat a skillet and meanwhile with two wet hands form the Arepa patty (not too thin because they need to be sliced after). Put a little oil in the skillet and fry the Arepas about 3 minutes from each side till they are golden brown.
3 Done 15	Finishing the Arepas in the oven Heat the oven to 430F. Place the Arepas on a baking pan and bake for 10 minutes. Remove and let it rest for 5 minutes. Fill the Arepas with your favorite goodies!