Colombian Arepa with Shredded Beef is a wonderful lunch. This arepa is topped with carne desmechada or ropa vieja, ripe plantains and avocado.
Arepa con Carne Desmechada (Arepa with Shredded Meat)
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
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 🙂
In this arepa I used shredded meat (carne desmechada), avocado and sweet plantain for the topping. Simple, but absolutely delicious.
Buen Provecho!
Karen
YUM! This looks wonderful! Love the avocado on there 😉
Muneeba
I'd love to have this everyday! those arepas look fantastic ... and the filling is one of my favs ... super yummy!
Carla
Love, love, love Arepas! These look outstanding.
Erica
Stephanie- They should be a little soft inside!
Barbara
Oh Erica! This looks wonderful! I love all your toppings! I want, I want!
So glad you and your sister are having such fun.
Simply Life
This looks like the perfect meal to enjoy outside with good friends! 🙂
Chris
All of that succulent beef and gorgeous avocado....sigh. Amazing, Erica. That is a perfect spring afternoon meal!
Oysterculture
Looks a bit like a tostada with all sorts of wonderful flavors bursting at the seams! What a delicious sounding dish.
Blond Duck
I love shredded meat!
elra
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
Amy @ cookbookmaniac
Your recipes are so amazing. This is exactly the kind of thing I love to eat. Can you please recommend a Colombian cookbook?
Sophie
Waw!!! I am impressed by your culinary photography!! Oooh,...yes!!!
A fab meal this is!
tasteofbeirut
Erica
I really could go for this arepa and the shredded meat! talk about drop-dead delicious!
Kim
That tender shredded meat is making me very hungry right now! Looks delicious Erica.
Sook @ My Fabulous Recipes
Oh Erica, this looks fabulous! I now have a new website. Please come by when you get a chance!
grace
yum. the arepas are lovely, the meat looks properly juicy, and i love your toppings. this is wonderful!