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Cheese Arepas
Venezuelan corn cakes made from masarepa, griddled until golden, then split open while still hot so the cheese melts straight into the middle.
Total time
30 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Venezuelan
vegetariangluten-free
Ingredients
2 cupspre-cooked corn flour (masarepa)
1.5 cupsshredded mozzarella or queso fresco
2 tbspbutter
2 cups / to tastewarm water and salt
Instructions
1
Mix corn flour with warm water and salt to form a soft dough.
2
Shape the dough into discs about 1cm thick.
3
Cook on a hot griddle until golden on both sides, about 5 minutes per side.
4
Split each arepa open and stuff with cheese while still hot so it melts.
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