Arepas Colombianas
Colombian white corn tortillas
Servings: 6 arepas
Calories: 139kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups of masarepa of your choice
- 2 ¼ cups water
- pinch of salt optional
Instructions
- Add the water and salt (optional) to a large bowl.
- Slowly mix in the masarepa and about ½ cup at a time. Using your hands, knead the masa unit a smooth dough is formed. If you find the masa to be too dry and crumbly add ¼ cup of water. If you see your dough is too mushy, add more masarepa. Cover with a kitchen towel and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
- Form balls the size of a medium onion and place them between 2 sheets of plastic wrap. Flatten with a rolling pin to your desired thickness.
- Using a dessert plate or soup bowl (about 6-7 inches in diameter), cut the dough into circles through the plastic wrap. Remove excess dough and use it to make more arepas.
- Set your stovetop to medium and place your arepa on your arepa grill. Cook for about two minutes on each side or until cooked and lightly toasted.
- Once cooked, eat as is or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for upto a week.
Notes
- If you have a tortilla press, you can use that instead to flatten the dough. Be sure to wrap it plastic wrap so the dough doesn't stick to the press.
- If you don't have an arepa grill, you can use a nonstick frying pan to toast them
- Do not stack your arepas on top of each other. They will stick to one another and become soggy. Place a paper towel between each arepa to avoid this.
- You can freeze your arepas for upto 3 months. If cooking from frozen, place the arepa in the microwave with a damp paper towel for 30 seconds on high heat. Then cook regularly. This helps avoid the arepa cracking in half.