Breakfast-Style Arepa: The Morningside Arepas
- For the roja arepa:
- 2 1/2 ounces finely ground corn flour (restaurant recipe calls for Masa Harina)
- cow's milk cheese as desired (restaurant recipe calls for Guyanese cheese)
- 1 raw beet
- a pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 ounces water
- For the scrambled egg:
- 1 egg
- 7 teaspoons chopped tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons scallions
- 1 slice of ham
- Peel and dice raw beets, place it in the blender with the water, oil and salt blended until smooth.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer combine the ingredients blended in the blender and the masa harina (corn flour).
- Mix on medium/low for 5 minutes until mixture is homogeneous.
- Cover dough with moist towel and let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Once is rested, portion dough in to 6 oz. balls, flattening each as if making a burger patty until it is about inch thick and 4 inches in diameter. The edges should be tapered instead of at and straight.
- Set all arepas on a parchment-lined sheet tray.
- Heat the grill until hot. Alternatively, heat the oven to 375u0b0
- Heat a griddle on medium heat, swirling a little oil on its surface. Cook each arepa on the griddle for 2 minutes per side.
- Finish each arepa on the hot grill by cooking it for 5 minutes on each side. Alternatively, bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes, until golden and crunchy on the outside. It is baked through when it sounds hollow if tapped in the middle.
- Remove to a rack to cool.
- In a medium non-stick skillet heat the oil over medium heat. Add the tomatoes and scallions and cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl beat the eggs and salt. Pour the eggs in the skillet with the tomato mixture and cook over medium heat, without stirring, until mixture begins to set.
- Stir twice or until the eggs mix with the tomato and scallions and cook about 2 minutes or until the eggs are the consistency you like.
- Transfer to a serving plate. Add a slide of ham. Open up one side of the arepa to form a pocket and stuff scrambled egg and ham inside. ENJOY!
ground corn flour, cowus milk cheese, beet, salt, water, egg, egg, tomatoes, scallions, ham
Taken from food52.com/recipes/74597-breakfast-style-arepa-the-morningside-arepas (may not work)