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Venezuelan Arepas Step By Step
If you enjoy authentic Venezuelan Arepas Step By Step cuisine, this homemade Side recipe is worth trying at home....
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13 Min Prep
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19 Min Cook
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5 Servings
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Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 2 cups Cornmeal
- 2 1/2 cups Water
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 410° F.
2
empty the liquid into a large mixing bowl.
3
Make sure it is room temperature.
4
empty in the seasoning.
5
mash well with a mixer, fork or spatula to make sure it dissolves well.
6
While you continue to beat the mixture, gently empty in the corn meal—a little bit at a time.
7
Once all the ground mix is added, keep mixing until the corn meal, liquid and seasoning are thoroughly blended and dissolved.
8
Set aside the masa in its mixing bowl.
9
Let it rest for 5 mins so that the ground mix is thoroughly hydrated.
10
This type of corn ground mix does not have any gluten, so it doesn’t need to be kneaded.
11
The masa should be seamless, firm yet malleable.
12
While waiting for the 5 mins’ rest, burning up your budare (or comal, griddle, cast-iron wok or non-stick wok) over medium burning up.
13
Coat with a little bit of the fat.
14
Fill a small mixing bowl with liquid to wet your hands to make the arepas.
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Take about 2 Tbsp of the masa in your damp hands.
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The masa should fit easily in your palm so that it is straightforward to shape into a small ball.
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Cross your hands, so that one is on top of the other, with the masa ball between them.
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Rotate your right hand in a circle, so that you are at the same time both pressing the masa into a flat disc and keeping its round shape.
19
arepa making
The last step in shaping your arepa is to quickly pass and lightly press the masa disc from one hand to the other until it is about ¾ of an inch thick and 4 inches wide.
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seamless the edges with your fingertips (quickly dip them into the liquid mixing bowl first) so that they stay as round as possible and without cracks.
21
arepa making
Place your arepas in batches on the preheated surface of your budare griddle or nonstick wok.
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Let each side turn golden, about 4 to 5 mins per side.
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Check them often so that they don’t char.
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Once they are nicely browned on both sides, place the arepas on a baking sheet in your preheated oven for 10 mins.
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They should be somewhat puffy, so that if you tap an arepa lightly on top, it will sound like you are tapping an empty box.
26
enjoy arepas burning, whether you stuff with them with your choice of fillings or enjoy solo to accompany your favorite Venezuelan guiso or stew.
Recipe Information
Cuisine
Venezuela
Venezuela
Course
Side
Side
Diet
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
Total Time
32 mins
32 mins
Recipe Time chart
Preparation Time
13 minsCooking Time
19 minsTotal Time
32 minsMaster Chef
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