Sandwich, Flat cakes, Corn tortilla

Venezuelan sandwich

You will not find traditional bread in this recipe. Instead, corn tortilla is used. It wraps a wide variety of fillings. Almost no meal in Venezuela is complete without arepa, which means that you should definitely try it.

Ingredients

  • corn or corn flour - 240 g
  • water - 250 ml
  • vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l.
  • salt - a pinch
  • boiled chicken meat - 200 g
  • onion - 0.5 pcs.
  • celery - 100 g
  • salt - a pinch
  • pepper - a pinch
  • avocado - 4 slices
  • olive oil - 1 tbsp. l.

Cooking

Step 1

Thoroughly mix flour and salt, and then add warm water there.

Step 2

Knead the dough. Make sure it's free of lumps. If the dough crumbles, add a little warm water to the desired consistency.

Step 3

Roll the dough into a ball, and then form it into a small cake.

Step 4

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the arepas for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Step 5

Then place them in the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes.

Step 6

Cut the tortillas in half and add the filling: brush with arepa olive oil, add chicken, diced onion and celery, top with avocado slices. Salt and pepper.

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