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Corn and Cheese Arepas

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Corn and Cheese Arepas

These Colombian corn pancakes do a good job of soaking up the juices from the pork.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 24

Ingredients

3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1/3 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (about) boiling water
2/3 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Finely grind cornmeal in blender, 1/4 cup at a time. Transfer to large bowl. Mix in cheese, 2 tablespoons butter and salt. Add enough boiling water to mixture to make very thick batter. Stir in corn.

    Step 2

    Heat griddle or large skillet over medium heat with some of remaining melted butter. Working in batches and using 1 tablespoon batter for each corn cake, drop batter onto skillet and cook until golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Serve hot.

TagsSouth AmericanLatin AmericanCentral AmericanCornmealFlourMonterey JackCheeseDairyCornVegetableSideLunchDinnerGluten FreeVegetarianNut FreeQuickEasyFryBlenderBon Appétit
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