My sister Catalina went back to Medellin, Colombia today 
The house feels really lonely and we miss her already. She stayed with me for a whole month and I got use having her around. We had a great time! We all hope that she can comeback soon.
Now, lets talk about food. There is a restaurant in Colombia that we both love called J&C Delicias. They make arepas with every topping imaginable and one of her favorite arepas is topped with cerdo and camarones, so I made it for lunch and we loved it!
Enjoy!
Ingredients
(4 servings)
4 cooked arepas
Olive oil
Pork:
11/2 pounds pork loin, cut into 4 pieces
1 garlic clove,minced
1/4 cup cup chopped onion
1 scallion, finelly chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
Salt and pepper
Shrimp:
16 large shrimp cooked
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup ketchup
Juice of 1 lime
Salt & pepper
Hot sauce (optional)
Fresh cilantro
Olive oil, for drizzling
Directions
To make the pork:
1. Place the pork pieces between sheets of wax paper, then pound until each steak is about ¼ inch thick.
2. Place the pounded pork in a zip lock plastic bag. Add the onion, scallion, cumin, garlic, salt and pepper. Refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight. Be sure the steaks are evenly covered.
3. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Place the pork into the skillet and cook for 5 minutes per side or until the pork is cooked.
To make the shrimp:
4. In a small bowl combine onion, lime juice, ketchup, mayonnaise, pepper,hot sauce and cilantro. Add the shrimp and mix well. Set aside.
To assemble:
5. Place an arepa on a serving plate, top with the pork and place the shrimp on top of the pork. Sprinkle fresh cilantro, drizzle olive oil and serve.
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That looks incredible!! Would have it even without the arepas!!
What an awesome tasty looking dish, Erica!!
Your sister is very pretty!
I love the creamy sauce with that shrimp! What a delicious meal!
It looks so good my mouth is watering. Thanks for sharing this special recipe, yummmy! I bet it was nice having your sister around for a whole month! At least the inter-net makes the world a little closer, and easier to keep in touch. She’s gorgeous!
Wow – that’s quite a treat. I imagine the combo tastes great.
P.S. Even though you cooked up a storm for your sister, it looks like she went back to Colombia slim and trim.
Erica, what a nice combo…pork and shrimp…believe or not many Chinese dishes have this common ingredients…yours look very tasty
Thank you guys!!!!
Delicious – what a great combination! Hello, sister!
It is wonderful to have people visit, but it is so hard when they leave : (
Your sister is absolutely beautiful! I hope she has a very safe flight home.
The arepa looks wonderful Erica.
Erica
Your sister should be doing telenovelas in Columbia! She is totally beautiful!
Your dish sounds wonderful too, but then I have yet to meet a dish I don’t like in your site!
Yummy looking, love the shrimp and pork combination. I’m sure you are missing your sister, it’s so hard when family leaves:(
I’ve got to make these arepas! Looks good.
Oh wow, pork and shrimp together! Fabulous! I love the color of the shrimp too!
looks great and what a pretty girl
that cramy meal sound incedible!! pretty sister
cheers!!
this is a handy meal, erica. the sauce on that shrimp makes it look so pretty!
Your sister is very beautiful and I am sure she will be forward to visiting you again soon as you took so great care of her
That dish looks lip-smacking delicious.
First off, you and your sister are beautiful. I really don’t know how the two of you stay so slim with all of the wonderful food you eat ;D ! Secondly, wow that is quite a combo and the shrimp look delicious. I could eat a bowl full of those with or without the arepa. You really are awe inspiring. Thanks.
Thank you guys for the wonderful comments!
It’s true what they say about the women from Medellin…they are the prettiest in all of Colombia. Every time you post your arepas, I get nostalgic for Venezuela and my sister-in-laws arepas. One day you will have to make them for me. This combination looks “sabroso”.
Very interesting coating for the shrimp, the pink color really is eye catching.
Are all women in Columbia as attractive as your sister and you? If so, I don’t see why any man would ever leave Columbia willingly!
Chris- Thank you so much
LOL
Awww….I hope your sister visits you again soon. This dish is new to me but looks very delicious. I think I will pile a lot of prawns on top
You’re arepas look great! And you’re sis looks like a model, so pretty!
Wow Erica, Your sister looks like a super model. I love this combination pork and shrimp it must be delicious. I need to learn how to make Arepas.
That looks like such a vibrant and flavorful dish. The creamy shrimp looks wonderful and the pork and arepas sound delicious.
I am so glad you had a wonderful time with your sister. I miss having mine around. What a delicious sounding recipe love the pork and shrimp combo. I’m going to have to try this one soon!
Delicious combination. I love the arepas colombianas. My colombian friend Maria, from Queens NY, use to do them all the time for me. Do you have the recipe to make them from scratch?
Mari- I have the recipe to make them with masarepa on my recipe list.
Erica, I miss J & C Delicias. Que arepas!!! I’ m from Medellin too and now I ‘m living in California. You tried the ham with pineapple? And the ham with green sauce ‘licuada’ of mayonnaise, cilantro and parsley? Hummmmm For the first time in my life grabs arepas,( a friend who lives in Florida sent me the bread flour for arepas) P.A.N. and one evening I grabe, my husband is from Mexico and I he said arepa is alike sopes. Sopes is arepa gorda.
¡Super chevere recetas! Me gusta arepas con todos…huevos, quecito, chicharrónes, pollo, asada y ahora cerdo y camarones. Hace poco regresé de Medellin y ahora tengo esta impulso de cocinar. Gracias. Me encanta tu pagina mucha.
Does your sister have a boyfriend?
Gringopaisa
Los Angeles, CA.