Comments on: Arepas con queso http://www.cooksimple.com/arepas-con-queso cooking explained simply Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:40:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: carrie http://www.cooksimple.com/arepas-con-queso/comment-page-1#comment-11823 carrie Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:34:10 +0000 http://www.cooksimple.com/arepas-con-queso#comment-11823 Yes, the arepas made with yellow cornmeal seem sweeter to me.. Perhaps that's what they have in Chicago? Yes, the arepas made with yellow cornmeal seem sweeter to me.. Perhaps that’s what they have in Chicago?

]]> By: Marilyn http://www.cooksimple.com/arepas-con-queso/comment-page-1#comment-11676 Marilyn Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:39:19 +0000 http://www.cooksimple.com/arepas-con-queso#comment-11676 I loved the arepas that my Grandmother would make when I was a teen. I tried to replicate it and they were always missing something. I will try this recipe out I like the versitality to add different stuffings.We Puerto Ricans also make them but different, they're sweet. I found another recipe on topuertorico.org there really good with cinnamon and sugar like abuelas. I've gone to "Festivales" here in Chicago and the arepas I've tried are sweet and seem to have yellow american cheese in the middle they're sooo good! I believe there the Columbian version though. I loved the arepas that my Grandmother would make when I was a teen. I tried to replicate it and they were always missing something. I will try this recipe out I like the versitality to add different stuffings.We Puerto Ricans also make them but different, they’re sweet. I found another recipe on topuertorico.org there really good with cinnamon and sugar like abuelas. I’ve gone to “Festivales” here in Chicago and the arepas I’ve tried are sweet and seem to have yellow american cheese in the middle they’re sooo good! I believe there the Columbian version though.

]]> By: carrie http://www.cooksimple.com/arepas-con-queso/comment-page-1#comment-386 carrie Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:11:26 +0000 http://www.cooksimple.com/arepas-con-queso#comment-386 Trevor - I'm glad you enjoyed the recipe. Most likely the reason your arepa batter turned out soupy was because you used masa harina instead of the white masa I typically use. It's a little different product so I'm sure the consistency and taste were a little different. I'm glad they turned out great! I'll have to try the arepas drizzled with honey next time. Sounds great. Trevor – I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe. Most likely the reason your arepa batter turned out soupy was because you used masa harina instead of the white masa I typically use. It’s a little different product so I’m sure the consistency and taste were a little different. I’m glad they turned out great! I’ll have to try the arepas drizzled with honey next time. Sounds great.

]]> By: Trevor Huxham http://www.cooksimple.com/arepas-con-queso/comment-page-1#comment-385 Trevor Huxham Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:02:00 +0000 http://www.cooksimple.com/arepas-con-queso#comment-385 A lovely recipe! Thanks very much for the simple directions as well as the helpful background information. However, when I used 2-½ cups of water for 2 cups of masa, the dough turned into a pancake batter-like substance, impossible to mold into patties. They still tasted good after cooked, but they were a little flat and thin because of this. When I used a 1:1 ratio, the arepas turned out much better. For the commenters above, I found "masa harina" in my local Fiesta supermarket. Do note that I'm in Texas where there are many *many* more Mexican immigrants than Colombian or Venezuelan ones, so the precooked corn flour is marketed for tamales and tortillas, but this stuff worked great for arepas. Also, arepas with plain white cheese "queso blanco/fresco" and drizzled honey are DIVINE. Try it! Thanks again for the great recipe! A lovely recipe! Thanks very much for the simple directions as well as the helpful background information. However, when I used 2-½ cups of water for 2 cups of masa, the dough turned into a pancake batter-like substance, impossible to mold into patties. They still tasted good after cooked, but they were a little flat and thin because of this. When I used a 1:1 ratio, the arepas turned out much better.

For the commenters above, I found “masa harina” in my local Fiesta supermarket. Do note that I’m in Texas where there are many *many* more Mexican immigrants than Colombian or Venezuelan ones, so the precooked corn flour is marketed for tamales and tortillas, but this stuff worked great for arepas.

Also, arepas with plain white cheese “queso blanco/fresco” and drizzled honey are DIVINE. Try it!

Thanks again for the great recipe!

]]> By: yanomami http://www.cooksimple.com/arepas-con-queso/comment-page-1#comment-192 yanomami Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:38:11 +0000 http://www.cooksimple.com/arepas-con-queso#comment-192 where's the writer from? im venezuelan, but i live in canada. and i come from guayana, the city of guayanés cheese. lol, is amasing... and, in venezuela, pabellon criollo is not always a breakfast. actually, this is the first time that i heard/read that =S and, there's an excellent venezuelan flour (made in colombia.. =/) named P.A.N. the pack, has a smiling woman. the plastic, i mean, the pack itself, can be orange, yellow (the most common) or white... all of those flours taste a little bit different, but still good. For those who live in vancouver, as soon as you got off in joyce station, walk strait four blocks in direction to kingsway. turn left as soon as you get to a corner with a 7eleven in front of you. the 4th store is "los guerreros." is like 4$ or 5$, but it worth it... =) where’s the writer from? im venezuelan, but i live in canada. and i come from guayana, the city of guayanés cheese. lol, is amasing… and, in venezuela, pabellon criollo is not always a breakfast. actually, this is the first time that i heard/read that =S and, there’s an excellent venezuelan flour (made in colombia.. =/) named P.A.N. the pack, has a smiling woman. the plastic, i mean, the pack itself, can be orange, yellow (the most common) or white… all of those flours taste a little bit different, but still good. For those who live in vancouver, as soon as you got off in joyce station, walk strait four blocks in direction to kingsway. turn left as soon as you get to a corner with a 7eleven in front of you. the 4th store is “los guerreros.” is like 4$ or 5$, but it worth it… =)

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