BEST CHEESY AREPAS Venezuelan & Colombian style!!! Encanto Arepas con Queso

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: queso blanco

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while still providing flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil adds healthy fats and flavor.

Add pre-cooked white cornmeal to a bowl.

Slowly add water a little at a time until the mixture feels right.

Mix until the dough is squishy but holds shape.

Add salt and oil to the dough and mix in.

Knead the dough with hands until done.

Take a ball of dough and form a circle in your hands.

Pat the dough back and forth to shape it into a disc.

Cook the arepas in a pan over medium heat for about 5 minutes on each side.

Cut the arepas in half and fill with cheese or meat.

Seal the filled arepas and flatten into a circle again.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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