Arepa Chips with Chorizo and Queso Fresco
Ingredients
- 2 cups pre-cooked white or yellow arepa flour or cornmeal
- 2 cups warm water
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp butter
- Pinch salt
- 2 cups crumbled queso fresco
- 2 Colombian chorizos thinly sliced and cooked
- Fresh cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Combine the cornmeal, warm water, parmesan cheese, 1 tbsp butter and salt, mixing thoroughly. Let mixture stand for five minutes.
- Knead with your hands for about 3 minutes moistening your hands with water as you work.
- Form 4 balls with the dough. Place each ball between 2 plastic bags and using a flat pot cover, flatten to ⅛ inch.
- Using a cookie cutter, cut the dough in small rounds
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Place the arepa chips on a serving platter and top each arepa with queso fresco and 1 chorizo slice. Sprinkle cilantro and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 569kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 23gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 2328mgPotassium: 269mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1006IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 643mgIron: 5mg
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Few things in life give me more joy than eating arepa with fresh cheese for breakfast, so why not make them as an appetizer? Arepa chips topped with queso fresco and Colombian chorizo are delicious and addictive :). I could not stop eating these little things.
Enjoy!
Camila
Eso no es Chorizo! [:
Stephanie
I made these appetizers last weekend for my Colombian niece and her husband and they loved them,. Thank you so much.
Erica
Thank you everyone for visiting my site 🙂
Oysterculture
Oh my - this looks amazing and I need to get my hands on some chorizo pronto!
Danielle
this sounds fabulous! anything with cheese and chorizo has to be all sorts of good!
girlichef
YUM! I adore this post...and I want to eat my screen (but I bet it wouldn't taste as good as it looks)!! Delicious...Happy New Year, Erica 🙂
Chris
So the Columbian chorizo is more like Spanish than Mexican, yes? I am guessing this form the pictures since it looks more like cured meat instead of the bulk sausage.
Great looking appetizer!
Erica
Chris- We have both kinds(dried or fresh chorizo).
Joan Nova
Sí, sí...they definitely look addictive!
Simply Life
Oh I've never had this before but I'd love to enjoy one now!