Simple Cheesy Arepas (The Gooey Kind) Recipe

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Ingredients:

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2 cups cornmeal (or masa harina)
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 1/4 cups warm water (or milk or soy milk)
1/4 cup manchego cheese, grated
2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded (approx )

Directions:

If you're lazy like me, youll just sift the cornmeal and salt in a bowl together then gradually add the water. If you want a finer-ground texture and/or possess a dishwasher, you'll want to ground the cornmeal and sea salt in a food processor first to get it really fine.
Either way, sift the two ingredients in a bowl together and gradually add the warm water until a stiff dough forms.
Add the manchego cheese and knead for a few minutes, then roll the whole mixture into a giant ball. Add a little more water if you need to if it's falling apart/too crumbly but add more cornmeal if too watery.
Lightly dust a surface (like a sil-pat) with some cornmeal, and place the giant ball on it. Roll out with your hands or a rolling pin to be about 1/4 thick.
You can make the arepas any size, I got about 6 medium size ones out of this. I divided the dough into 6 pieces with a pizza cutter then placed the desired amount of mozzarella cheese into them.
Carefully fold each arepa over, making sure the edges are totally closed. They're supposed to be pretty thin but make sure they're holding up that cheese in the middle. Don't crimp with a fork, it's likely to come apart, just use your hands.
Heat a little olive or canola oil in a frying pan, and cook each arepa for 3-4 minutes on each side until browned.
They're tasty by themselves but I love them with a good black bean soup and basic lettuce and tomato salad. Salsa and red almond dipping sauce make good dips too!

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	242.62 Kcal (1016 kJ)
Calories from fat	46.58 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	5.18g	8%
Cholesterol	17.33mg	6%
Sodium	548.71mg	23%
Potassium	156.68mg	3%
Total Carbs	32.82g	11%
Sugars	0.78g	3%
Dietary Fiber	3.6g	14%
Protein	17.77g	36%
Iron	1.2mg	7%
Calcium	475.1mg	48%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	175.72 Kcal (736 kJ)
Calories from fat	33.74 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	3.75g	8%
Cholesterol	12.55mg	6%
Sodium	397.43mg	23%
Potassium	113.48mg	3%
Total Carbs	23.77g	11%
Sugars	0.57g	3%
Dietary Fiber	2.61g	14%
Protein	12.87g	36%
Iron	0.9mg	7%
Calcium	344.1mg	48%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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