Colombian Arepas with Taylor and Felipe | No Expert

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil provides heart-healthy fats.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt is lower in fat and adds protein.

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: bell peppers

💰Cheaper: banana peppers

Bell peppers offer sweetness without heat.

Add 3 cups of mozzarella cheese to a bowl.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and some pepper to the cheese.

Mix the cheese, salt, and pepper together.

Add 2 tablespoons of melted butter to the mixture.

Add water gradually until the mixture feels like wet sand, adjusting as needed.

Cover the mixture with cling wrap and let it rest for 10 minutes.

Roll the rested mixture into balls to form arepas.

Flatten each ball into a disc shape.

Heat vegetable oil in a deep pan until hot, about an inch deep.

Cut a pocket into each arepa like an English muffin.

Crack an egg into each pocket of the arepa.

Seal the arepa with extra dough around the egg.

Carefully lower the filled arepas into the hot oil.

Fry the arepas for 2 to 4 minutes, depending on how runny you want the egg yolk.

Remove the arepas from the oil and let them drain on paper towels.

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