Cheat Arepas

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These are my cheat arepas where you only need two ingredients for the dough.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: South American, Venezuelan

Servings: portions

Calories: 315kcal

Author: Emily Roz

Ingredients

For the dough

200g self raising flour
200g Greek yoghurt

For the filling

2 chicken breasts
1 avocado peeled and mashed
1 red onion finely chopped
2 garlic cloves minced
1 red chilli finely chopped
10g fresh cilantro finely chopped
½ lime juiced
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
Salt and pepper

Instructions

Place a pan of salted boiling water onto medium heat. Add in your chicken breasts and leave to simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine your self-raising flour and greek yoghurt. Mix with a spoon and then once a rough ball forms, knead with your hands for 20 seconds. The dough shouldn't stick to your hands that much, so if it's sticking a lot add more flour. Wrap in clingfilm and set aside while you make your filling.
In a large bowl, mash your avocado. Then add in your chopped red onion, minced garlic, finely chopped red chillies, chopped coriander, fresh lime juice, salt, pepper, and mayonnaise. Give everything a good mix then set aside.
When your chicken is cooked, remove from the water and set on a chopping board. Shred using two forks and then leave to cool.
Get your dough and knead it once again for 10 seconds. Slice into 6 equal pieces.
One by one, get a piece of dough and flatten it into a flat circle around 10cm in diameter and 1cm thick. Repeat for all your arepas.
Place a large frying pan on medium heat and once hot, add in your arepas. Fry on each side for 4-5 minutes until puffed up, spotted brown on each side, and cooked. Set aside to cool.
Add your shredded chicken into your filling mixture and give it a stir. Slice open your arepas not all the way and then add in 2 tablespoons of the filling into each arepa. Serve up and enjoy! (See my step by step instructions further up the blog for photos!).

Notes

Step-by-Step Photos: My blog post includes helpful step-by-step photos to help guide you through making this recipe.

To double quantity: This recipe can be doubled to make the dish for 12 portions.

Storage: If you have leftover filling, store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. If you have leftover dough, store in clingfilm or plastic wrap in the fridge for up to 2 days. If you have leftover cooked dough, then store in airtight containers for up to 3 days. If you have leftover cheat arepas (the final product), store in airtight containers for up to 2 days. They may got a bit soggy but they should still taste great!

Reheating: Just eat it cold! Or, if you want it warm, reheat the arepas in the oven for 5 minutes.

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