Egg Arepa Recipe
The Egg Arepa (Arepa e Egg or Arepaehuevo) is one of the fried most popular of Colombian gastronomy, with the coast of Colombia as the main region of consumption, this food that is prepared based on corn flour and eggs has become one of the flagship gastronomic samples of the Colombian Caribbean coast. Here you will learn how to prepare the Egg Arepa step by step and quickly and easily.
Ingredients
- Cornmeal (dough for arepas)
- 4 Eggs
- Salt to taste
- Enough oil to fry
Step by step preparation
- The first thing is to make the dough, in a container add the corn flour, then add the water and salt; You begin to mix and knead until you have a consistent dough. You mold this dough into balls, then flatten them to give it the shape of arepas. (recommendation: to prepare the arepas it is advisable to find a plastic bag and add a little oil on top so that it does not stick and there you prepare the arepas).
- Once you have all the arepas formed, place them to fry in very hot oil.
- When you notice that the arepa is golden brown or that its crust is inflated, take it out and with a knife make an incision or cut on one of its edges.
- You take the egg, remove a little piece of the shell or pour the egg into a container with a point, then pour it into the arepa through the cut you made, add a little salt and cover the cut with a little raw dough. and fry the arepa again until the egg is well cooked.
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Interesting Facts
- If the arepa is big enough, you can add double eggs.
- If you wish, you can add other elements to the filling, such as ground beef, chicken, etc. (these must be prepared in advance)
- In the municipality of Luruaco, a special sauce is usually prepared made with salt, vinegar, tomato sauce, pepper and other ingredients to season it.
- In Cartagena de Indias there is the popular fried food festival in which the egg arepa is one of the main protagonists.
- The Arepa is one of those recipes that is widely discussed whether it originates from Colombia or Venezuela.
Other recipes that might interest you
- Corn fritters in syrup
- Colombian donuts
- Arepitas dulces con anís
- Regañonas santandereanas
- Chocolate cakes
- Quibbes
- Lentil fritters
- rice arepas
- Stuffed potato
- carimañolas
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