In the Kitchen: Venezuelan Arepas

Friend of the show, Chef and Entertainer, Neil Fuentes was in the kitchen sharing an old family recipe for Venezuelan Arepas.

Venezuelan Arepas

Ingredients:

2 cups of Masarina

2 cups of water

1 tsp of salt

Directions:

Place the water in a mixing bowl. Add the flour and the salt to it. Let the Flour absorb the water for a couple of minutes. Mix well and knead until forming a smooth dough.

Make balls with the dough about the size of a large meatball or a small orange.

Wet your hands, grab one of these balls and form a disk of about 1 inch thick.

Baked: Place the arepa on a greased hot skillet and cook for about 5 minutes on each side. Then place in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes.

Fried: Place the arepa in a frying pan with hot vegetable or canola oil. Fry until they are golden on both sides.

Open the arepas like a pocket and stuff with your favorite meats, fish, or veggies.