My girlfriend and I made some arepas! (Details in comments)
Posted Jan 7, 2015, 10:47 PM UTC
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or a pupusa. I know pupusa's have stuff inside usually, but Im seriously curious about what the distinction is since they look so similar
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Pupusas are usually cooked with the stuff already inside, thus making them a little mushier in texture. Where as Arepas are cooked first and then stuffed thus making them a little crispier. Also the ingredients for the dough is also a bit different.
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Nice, I haven't had arepas in forever.
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Wow that looks great! Good job. Wish I had some right now.
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Those are arepas. They can have stuff that's not cheese in between. Source: I've been raised by colombians whose arepas look like this
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Basically made the arepas from scratch, frying them in a pan with a bit of oil, and then stuffed them with some slow cooked beef, a simple pico, some salvadoran cheese (I can't remember the type) and some avocado.
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I think my girlfriend may have seen a youtube video that explained how to make them, but they were basically just PAM corn flour (which is a bit coarser than the usually masa I use for tortillas), warm water, and a splash of oil and teaspoon of salt, then I fried them on medium heat with a little sunflower oil for 5 mins each side.
Then afterwards, slice them open once they've cooled a bit, and fill them with whatever (in this case, slow cooked, shredded beef, and the other stuff).