Virtual International Coffee Hour (featuring Arepa Reina Pepiada from Venezuela)

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu is plant-based and lower in calories

avocado

🥗Healthier: mashed banana

💰Cheaper: avocado spread

Mashed banana provides creaminess with less cost

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers similar acidity at a lower price

Get a bowl and add 1/2 liter of water.

Add 2 cups of pre-cooked corn flour and a pinch of salt to the water.

Mix until the mixture is smooth and doesn't stick to the walls of the bowl.

Form the dough into a ball and shape it into a disc by clapping it with your palms.

Heat oil in a pan and fry the arepas, making a small hole in the middle of each for better cooking.

Prepare the filling by cutting chicken, cilantro, and green onions.

Split the avocado in half and mash it.

Add 2 spoons of mayonnaise to the avocado mixture (optional).

Squeeze half a lime into the mixture and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Mix all filling ingredients together until well combined.

Check the arepas; they should take about 5 to 10 minutes to cook depending on the method used.

Once cooked, cut the arepas in half and stuff them with the filling.

Cooking Techniques

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