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Colombian cheese arepa

Name: Colombian cheese arepa
Total time: 00:25
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Colombia
Ingredients: 300 g. of precooked corn flour; 450 ml. water; 200 g. grated mozzarella cheese; 30 g. butter; 8 g. salt

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Category: Doughs and breads

Difficulty: Easy

Time: 00:25

Dish: Appetizer

Quantity: 4

Country: Colombia

The cheese arepa is a very popular dish of Colombian cuisine, which is made from precooked cornmeal, cheese and butter, then it is given a round and flattened shape and cooked on a griddle, follow our step by step videos where we will teach you how to prepare Colombian arepa with cheese, a recipe to vary our breakfasts and eat rich and different.

Ingredients

300 g. of precooked corn flour
450 ml. water
200 g. grated mozzarella cheese
30 g. butter
8 g. salt

How To Make It

Step 1: We begin the preparation of our Colombian cheese arepa, for this, in a bowl we add the corn flour, salt, water and begin to knead until we obtain a smooth and homogeneous dough, then we add the butter, cheese and continue kneading until both ingredients are fully integrated to the dough.

Step 1: How To Make Colombian cheese arepa

Step 2: Then we take a portion of dough, form a kind of ball, then we flatten it and mold it to give it a circular shape as shown in the video (we repeat this step until we use up the dough for the arepas).

Step 2: How To Make Colombian cheese arepa

Step 3: In a frying pan at medium temperature, place the arepas and cook them for 7 minutes, then turn them over, cook them for another 7 minutes or until they are toasted on both sides and we can enjoy our delicious Colombian arepas with cheese.

Step 3: How To Make Colombian cheese arepa

Tips To Prepare It

To prepare the Colombian cheese arepa we can use either mozzarella cheese or Latin cheese.

One of the important points when preparing the arepa is the dough, we must add enough water to make it soft and homogeneous, otherwise it can be hard and when we give it a circular shape it will crack around the edges, also once they are cooked, the texture is less smooth.

What can we accompany this recipe with?

Traditionally, cheese arepas are usually served with avocado, hogao (tomato and onion sauce), cream (thick cream), or even with a little extra butter and a cup of Colombian coffee, we can also fill or accompany with other ingredients such as ham, meat, chicken or bacon, among others.

Preguntas y respuestas

How can you tell if the arepas are well cooked without opening them?

Arepas are well cooked when they are golden brown and crispy on the outside and sound slightly hollow when tapped.

What common mistakes can be avoided when preparing arepa dough?

A common mistake is not kneading enough, which can result in a tough dough, or not adding enough water, which can cause the dough to crack when shaped.