Arepas Fritas from Venezuela
2 cups coarsely ground corn flour
1 egg yolk
3 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
grated strong cheese, meat, anything you want to fill them with
oil (for deep frying)
servings: 8 arepas
25 minutes 15 mins prep
Mix the water and the egg yolk. In a large bowl mix the flour and the egg/water mixture. Mix and knead the dough for about 5 minutes until it is compact. Cover with a damp cloth and set aside for 5 minutes. Meanwhile heat a deep fryer to 170 C, or fill a frying pan with lots of oil and heat. Take a small ball of the dough, the size of an egg and mold into a flat circle, about 1 cm thick. Fry until golden brown, turning regularly. Turn out onto crumpled absorbent paper and leave to cool slightly. Split them open (Like a Pita Bread) and fill with cheese, ham, butter, honey or whatever you wish (If there is too much"fluff" inside you can remove it with a spoon, leaving only the outer shell). Serve immediately. If you can try to use this special flour called "Harina Pan", made in Venezuela and the Canary Islands, the arepas will turn out better.
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