World Flavors Cookbook

Arepas con Carne Mechada y Queso

Name: Arepas con Carne Mechada y Queso
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: Colombia
Ingredients: For arepas: 2 cups masarepa, 1.5 cups warm water, 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp butter; For carne mechada: 400g flank steak boiled and shredded, 2 tomatoes diced, 1 onion diced, 3 cloves garlic, 1 tsp cumin, salt; 100g queso costeño (salty coastal cheese), crumbled

Thick griddled corn cakes filled with shredded beef and salty coastal cheese — the Colombian street breakfast from the Caribbean coast.

Cuisine: Colombia

Ingredients

For arepas: 2 cups masarepa, 1.5 cups warm water, 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp butter
For carne mechada: 400g flank steak boiled and shredded, 2 tomatoes diced, 1 onion diced, 3 cloves garlic, 1 tsp cumin, salt
100g queso costeño (salty coastal cheese), crumbled

Instructions

Cook shredded beef with tomato, onion, garlic, and cumin until dry. Season.
Mix masarepa with water, salt, and butter into a soft dough.
Form into round patties about 1cm thick.
Griddle on a hot buttered comal until golden spots appear (5 min per side).
Split open the hot arepa.
Fill with carne mechada and crumbled cheese.