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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Main Dishes » Arepas and Tamales » Arepa Con Carne Desmechada (arepa With Shredded Meat)

    Arepa con Carne Desmechada (Arepa with Shredded Meat)

    Apr 21, 2010 · Modified: Sep 1, 2022 by Erica Dinho · 41 Comments

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    Colombian Arepa with Shredded Beef is a wonderful lunch. This arepa is topped with carne desmechada or ropa vieja, ripe plantains and avocado.

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    Arepa con Carne Desmechada (Arepa with Shredded Meat)

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 41 votes
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    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Colombian
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 164 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 4 arepas corn cakes, cooked
    • 1 carne desmechada shredded meat recipe
    • 1 tablespoon butter
    • 1 large ripe plantain peeled and diced
    • 1 avocado diced
    • fresh cilantro for ganish

    Instructions
     

    • In a medium skillet, melt the butter and add the diced plantains. Brown the plantains for about 3 minutes and set aside.
    • Place an arepa on a serving plate, top with the carne desmechada and add avocado and plantain.
    • Sprinkle fresh cilantro and serve.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 164kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 13gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 51mgPotassium: 444mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 82IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Arepa
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    If you are a regular reader you know that my little sister is visiting from Colombia and we are having a lot of fun together. We laugh, talk and eat all day! It is great having a little sister around, don't you think? I love my brother and sister very much and I wish I could spend more quality time with them. The hardest thing about living away from my country is not being able to see my family as often as I would like.

    Anyway, let's talk about arepas, shall we? This week I made this arepa recipe for lunch and we both loved it! Just think about a corn cake topped with your favorite ingredients. To me, there is nothing better than arepa 🙂

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    In this arepa I used shredded meat (carne desmechada), avocado and sweet plantain for the topping. Simple, but absolutely delicious.

    Buen Provecho!

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    About Erica Dinho

    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    Comments

    1. Joan Nova

      April 21, 2010 at 9:11 am

      5 stars
      Your sister is going to return to Colombia with a few extra libras! 🙂

      Looks delicious!

      Reply
    2. Tangled Noodle

      April 21, 2010 at 9:21 am

      5 stars
      Oh, the topping sounds marvelous, especially with avocado and plantain! I miss my family a lot, too, so thank goodness we can keep in touch via e-mail and phone calls. We're hoping to visit them in CA this summer - I wonder if my sisters will make me some of my favorite meals, as you've done for yours? 😎

      Reply
    3. COZY KITCHEN BY THE SEA

      April 21, 2010 at 9:43 am

      5 stars
      Oh how this looks soooooooooooo AMAZING !!

      Reply
    4. norma

      April 21, 2010 at 9:50 am

      5 stars
      This is one one of my favorite foods...Arepas...give them to me plain or siegas as they call them..filled or topped of like this one. Great dish. My moth is watering......

      Reply
    5. 5 Star Foodie

      April 21, 2010 at 10:06 am

      5 stars
      THe arepas look so scrumptious with shredded meat and plantains! Yum!

      Reply
    6. Erica

      April 21, 2010 at 10:51 am

      5 stars
      Thank you guys 🙂

      Reply
    7. Ivy

      April 21, 2010 at 11:34 am

      5 stars
      Lucky sister!! Drooling, just drooling 🙂

      Reply
    8. Baking is my Zen

      April 21, 2010 at 12:06 pm

      5 stars
      I've got to try this!!!!! This looks so good!

      Reply
    9. Sandra G

      April 21, 2010 at 1:26 pm

      5 stars
      I know what you mean about sisters, I have four, but only one lives close to me everybody else is in Florida and I'm in Mass, but I digress how delicious this looks is like a Fiesta on a plate Yum!

      Reply
    10. Fr@nciJoe

      April 21, 2010 at 2:52 pm

      5 stars
      Arepa are sold on almost every corner here in Colombia. I love arepas with chicken and steak. I think I'm going to get one tonight for supper.,....

      Reply
    11. Stephanie

      April 21, 2010 at 3:26 pm

      5 stars
      I have made arepas twice now. I am just not confident that I cooking them long enough. Should they be soft and sort of creamy inside? I would love to prepare them in this way!!

      Reply
    12. ruth

      April 21, 2010 at 5:04 pm

      5 stars
      The meat just looks perfect!! Wow, so jealous of your sister lol But she does have excellent taste for food!!

      Reply
    13. Lyndsey

      April 21, 2010 at 5:33 pm

      5 stars
      Another fantastic recipe! I like having my sisters around too. I don't get to see them too often either, they live north and I'm in the south. When we are together, good food and drinks always seem to be on the agenda! It makes for good memories too!

      Reply
    14. Gera @ SweetsFoodsBlog

      April 21, 2010 at 6:32 pm

      5 stars
      I want it!!! I love arepas and the photos is so enticing 🙂

      All the best,

      Gera

      Reply
    15. Faith

      April 21, 2010 at 6:48 pm

      5 stars
      I hope you have a wonderful time with your sister! What a pretty dish! I bet the avocado pairs so nicely with the arepa and shredded meat!

      Reply
    16. Erica

      April 21, 2010 at 7:02 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you everyone for your comments!

      Reply
    17. grace

      April 21, 2010 at 7:27 pm

      5 stars
      yum. the arepas are lovely, the meat looks properly juicy, and i love your toppings. this is wonderful!

      Reply
    18. Sook @ My Fabulous Recipes

      April 21, 2010 at 10:36 pm

      5 stars
      Oh Erica, this looks fabulous! I now have a new website. Please come by when you get a chance!

      Reply
    19. Kim

      April 21, 2010 at 11:23 pm

      5 stars
      That tender shredded meat is making me very hungry right now! Looks delicious Erica.

      Reply
    20. tasteofbeirut

      April 21, 2010 at 11:56 pm

      5 stars
      Erica
      I really could go for this arepa and the shredded meat! talk about drop-dead delicious!

      Reply
    21. Sophie

      April 22, 2010 at 2:33 am

      5 stars
      Waw!!! I am impressed by your culinary photography!! Oooh,...yes!!!

      A fab meal this is!

      Reply
    22. Amy @ cookbookmaniac

      April 22, 2010 at 5:19 am

      5 stars
      Your recipes are so amazing. This is exactly the kind of thing I love to eat. Can you please recommend a Colombian cookbook?

      Reply
    23. elra

      April 22, 2010 at 11:09 am

      5 stars
      Happy to found your blog through Sophie's blog. I never made Columbian food before, so finding your blog giving me a chance to try the recipe.
      Cheers,'elra

      Reply
    24. Blond Duck

      April 22, 2010 at 12:39 pm

      5 stars
      I love shredded meat!

      Reply
    25. Oysterculture

      April 22, 2010 at 2:33 pm

      5 stars
      Looks a bit like a tostada with all sorts of wonderful flavors bursting at the seams! What a delicious sounding dish.

      Reply
    26. Chris

      April 22, 2010 at 4:38 pm

      5 stars
      All of that succulent beef and gorgeous avocado....sigh. Amazing, Erica. That is a perfect spring afternoon meal!

      Reply
    27. Simply Life

      April 22, 2010 at 4:41 pm

      5 stars
      This looks like the perfect meal to enjoy outside with good friends! 🙂

      Reply
    28. Barbara

      April 22, 2010 at 4:51 pm

      5 stars
      Oh Erica! This looks wonderful! I love all your toppings! I want, I want!
      So glad you and your sister are having such fun.

      Reply
    29. Erica

      April 22, 2010 at 7:31 pm

      5 stars
      Stephanie- They should be a little soft inside!

      Reply
    30. Carla

      April 24, 2010 at 7:08 am

      5 stars
      Love, love, love Arepas! These look outstanding.

      Reply
    31. Muneeba

      April 27, 2010 at 4:53 pm

      5 stars
      I'd love to have this everyday! those arepas look fantastic ... and the filling is one of my favs ... super yummy!

      Reply
    32. Karen

      April 27, 2010 at 7:05 pm

      5 stars
      YUM! This looks wonderful! Love the avocado on there 😉

      Reply
    33. Sandy

      June 22, 2010 at 1:18 pm

      5 stars
      I am obsessed with your site! thanks thanks thanks! cant wait to start cooking Colombian food to my soon to be gringo husband 🙂 soy Colombiana and with zero to none experience in the kitchen, but your recipes are amazing and super easy to follow.

      Reply
    34. Sandy

      June 22, 2010 at 1:18 pm

      5 stars
      By the way - sharing you on facebook to everybody I know 🙂

      Reply
    35. Janis

      July 06, 2010 at 6:03 pm

      5 stars
      I love the arepas with shredded meat. it remains me when i was leaving in venezuela..

      Reply
      • google

        August 01, 2014 at 9:06 pm

        5 stars
        Thanks for sharing your thoughts about arepas. Regards

        Reply
    36. D

      November 15, 2010 at 9:57 am

      5 stars
      y are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Reply
    37. Chris Caldwell

      December 29, 2010 at 5:00 pm

      5 stars
      Erica, Thank you for your receipe of Colombian tamales. I came to the
      US when I was 13 and still remember those wonderful tamales, arepas
      empanadas and so many other delicious food.
      My mom had a friend that would make arepas with Masa Harina, she
      would use bacon grease and brown sugar, they were so good. Maybe
      not so healthy but delicious. Once a year wouldn't be so bad......
      Thank you again for your receipe. Chris~

      Reply
    38. Luz Adriana

      October 08, 2011 at 11:29 pm

      5 stars
      I made last week carne mechada with ripe plantain for a potluck at office and everybody said that the taste of meat and plantain was soo good!

      Reply
    39. Carlos

      April 25, 2013 at 6:49 pm

      5 stars
      The meat orginally used for this recipe is overbelly, the meat is cooked in hot water flavored with a bouquet garni,until very tender, along side this, there has to be a colombian mojo or (hogao) oftenly made with juicy tomatoes and long tail onions, sliced and cooked with cumin and bay leaf, and salt, until slighltly being reduced, mixed with the shredded meat (carne desmechada), this meat is put inside an arepa (corn cakes) cut in half.

      Reply
    40. recetas rellenas

      April 03, 2020 at 1:25 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks for recipe 😀

      Reply

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