Homemade Arepas

🥘 Ingredients

• corn meal (pre-cooked white, such as P.A.N.®)
  2 cups
• oil (vegetable, or as needed)
  1/4 cup
• salt
  1 teaspoon
• water (lukewarm)
  2 1/2 cups

🍳 Cookware

• bowl
• skillet

1. 1

   Stir water and salt together in a bowl . Gradually stir corn meal into water with your fingers until mixture forms a soft, moist, malleable dough.

   water: 2 1/2 cups (lukewarm), salt: 1 teaspoon, corn meal: 2 cups (pre-cooked white, such as P.A.N.®)
2. 2

   Divide dough into 8 golf ball-size balls and pat each one into a patty about 3/8-inch thick.
3. 3

   Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Working in batches, cook corn patties in hot oil until golden brown, ⏱️ 4-5 minutes per side. Transfer cooked arepas to a paper towel-lined plate to drain until cool enough to handle.

   oil: 1/4 cup (vegetable, or as needed)
4. 4

   Slice halfway through each cake horizontally with a thin serrated knife to form a pita-like pocket.
5. 📝

   Nutrition: Per Serving: 96 calories; protein 1.8g; carbohydrates 20g; fat 1g; sodium 292.9mg. Full Nutrition