South American Cuisine

Arepas

Cuisine: South American Created by Juan Gomez

This Colombian snack food doubles as an accompaniment to meals. It’s a cornmeal patty cooked on a griddle or non-stick fry pan then served with either butter or a variety of fillings, for example avocado, cheese, chicken, beans or crispy pork skin.

Ingredients

1 kilo snow corn (white corn)
1 tbsp butter (optional)
1 tbsp salt (optional)

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Preparation

Soak snow corn (white corn) overnight.

The following day, drain the corn and cook it in boiling water for about 1 hour or until it is soft (al dente). Using a food processor ground the corn well, then knead it until the dough is a smooth consistency, without any lumps. For a better consistency and flavour add butter and salt (optional).

From this dough, make balls of 120 grams and then flatten them to make the shape of tortilla, about half to 1 cm in thickness.

Using a non-stick frying pan or a charcoal BBQ, cook the arepa for 5 minutes on one side and then turnover and cook for 3 minutes.
Note: There is no need to add butter or oil to the pan. The arepa will cook without it on a non-stick pan. When the arepa starts to slide around the pan when you move it, it indicates that that side is cooked.

Arepa Toppings:
In Colombia, there are many different toppings for the arepa; butter and salt, cheese and in recent times “arepa-pizza” with chorizo, cheese and meat as a topping.

Arepa Fillings: (When the arepa becomes a main course, sandwich style.)
Between two arepas layer a generous mix of fried chicken, onion and tomatoes with aji (a Colombian sauce with tomatoes, onion, lime and a pinch of salt). Other fillings could be meat, cheese, sofrito sauce and avocado. In northern Colombia fried egg is a favourite, where the egg is actually fried into the arepa.

South American Restaurants

Displaying 10 of 42 South American Restaurants.

Restaurant		Suburb
1.	Sporting Club Hotel	Brunswick
2.	Brazilian Touch Restaurant & Bar	Milton
3.	Enris Restaurant	Hawthorn
4.	BlueFire Churrascaria Grill & Bar	Docklands
5.	Bodega	Surry Hills
6.	El Gaucho	Fitzroy North
7.	Favela	Potts Point
8.	Fiesta on Oxford	Bondi Junction
9.	Churrasco	Coogee
10.	LuLo	Hawthorn

08 Nov 2009 12:43 AEST

lourdes

banyo

tienda

Hi, I just wondering if any one. may know a Colombia Shop on Brisbane. I want to but Postobon naranja, a ponny malta arequipe de leche tamales, ctr thanks

09 Sep 2009 11:37 AEST

Woodridge QLD 4133

Harina PAN Supplier

HI, I suggest San Carlos Products (www.sancarlosproducts.com) they have distributors all over australia, and they have a warehouse in Brisbane too!

09 Feb 2009 01:46 AEST

Elaine

Gold coast

Harina Pan

Hi ,I am a homestay mum for a Columbian student here in Gold Coast and she was telling me about the bread they eat from corn flour Harina Pan and i would love to try and make some for her and us of course sounds delicous ,I f anyone can tell me where or if you can buy the flour here i would appriciate it thank you . Hope some one can help ,

28 Jan 2009 04:22 AEST

Julie Hebblewhite

Maroubra, NSW

Arepas

You can get the Harina Pan the precook corn flour from http://www.latindeli.com.au/. It is alot quicker and the tast is just as good. The whole program on South America was very well researched and touched many areas and their own unique cuisine.

17 Jan 2009 03:15 AEST

Armando

Holland Park Qld 4121.

supplier for arepas ingredientes in Brisbane.

HARINA PRECOCIDA DE MAIZ. (Made in Colombia) PANNISI ANNERLY DELICATESEN. AT BALACLAVA ST WOOLOONGABA

17 Jan 2009 03:00 AEST

Armando

Holland Park Qld.4121

La arepa.

Dear friends, la arepa is not original from Colombia or Venezuela only . It's origen is from the indian nations that cultivated maize long before the white man arirved to the american continent.After the colonisation new cultures modified it with diferent recipes.In Colombia it is a very important part of the daily diet.There is ;arepa de maiz, arepa de chocolo,arepa de maduro, arepa de huevo ,etc ,depending in what region you live the arepa is always special. Great program CONGRATULATIONS.

30 Dec 2008 02:40 AEST

Ybrain

Melbourne

Arepa - Wikipedia

[hxxp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arepa] The arepa was the corn bread of the Timoto-cuicas, a native American nation that lived in the northern Andean mountains of Venezuela who learned how to grow maize from the Quechuas (Peru) and Mayas (Mexico), where the crop originated. Both Venezuelans and Colombians view the arepa as a traditional national food. The arepa has a long tradition in both countries with local recipes that are very delicious and varied.

30 Dec 2008 02:22 AEST

Ingrid

Murrumbeena

About your information

Hello Juan, I think is very good idea your article about arepas but it's important that you provide a complete information to people about this typical food, it is not only a Colombian food, in fact it believes that its real origin is from Venezuela, in your article it seems like they are from Colombia and that is all. On the other hand, Arepas are not just eaten as snaksfood as you wrote. In Venezuela they are the most common and complete breakfast and dinner in the day to day.

13 Dec 2008 11:07 AEST

Margaret

Currumbin Waters Qld 4223

Ingredients

We loved the recipe and wish to make them but can not find a supplier. Please could you help with this in my area. Our local health food shop does not stock it. Thanks Margaret

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