COLOMBIAN AREPA DE HUEVO | How To Make An Egg Stuffed Arepa | SyS

eggs

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chickpea flour

Tofu provides a plant-based option, while chickpea flour is more economical.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Coconut oil adds flavor while canola is often less expensive.

jalapeño

🥗Healthier: bell pepper

💰Cheaper: banana pepper

Bell pepper is milder and more affordable.

Mix hot water, food coloring, salt, and sugar in a bowl.

Slowly add precooked cornmeal while stirring until combined.

Knead the dough by hand until smooth and no lumps remain.

Divide the dough into halves, then each half into thirds to make about six arepas.

Use a tortilla press to flatten each dough ball, or flatten by hand.

Fry each arepa in oil at 350°F for 2 to 3 minutes until puffed and golden.

Drain fried arepas on paper towels and let cool.

Crack an egg into a cup with a lip and season with salt and pepper.

Make a hole in the edge of each arepa with a sharp knife without cutting through the bottom.

Pour the whole egg into the arepa through the hole.

Fry the filled arepas again in oil at 350°F for another 2 to 3 minutes until the egg is cooked to your liking.

Drain on paper towels and serve.

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