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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Colombian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Making the Arepas:. | 2. I a large bowl combine masa with cheese,baking soda and salt. Slowly pour the warm water in and stir well. Using your hands,knead until smooth dough forms. Form into 6 even balls,flatten into circles, about 4 inches in diameter.In a cast iron skillet or flat top grill, melt half of the butter on medium heat. | 3. Working in batches,if necessary,cook Arepas until golden brown, about 3 minutes.Add remaining butter,turn Arepas and cook 2-3 minutes until golden. Set aside. | 4. Making the Sandwich:. | 5. Slice the arepas in half horizontally. Layer on the ham,cheese and tomato, season with salt and pepper. Top fixings with remaining Arepas halves. Heat half the butterin a skillet or flat top grill. Cook Arepas in batches,about 3 minutes, until golden. Add remaining butter,turn,cover and cook 2-3 minutes until cheese is melted and Arepasare golden. Serve with Salsa on the side. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
masa harina	2	cups		827.64	174.6252	19.2888	8.4132
white cheese	1	cup	grated	-	-	-	-
baking soda	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
water	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
butter	4 -6	tablespoons	divided	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ham	1/2		sliced	-	-	-	-
mozzarella cheese	1/2			-	-	-	-
tomato	1		cut	32.76	7.0798	1.6016	0.364
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
butter	4 -6	teaspoons	divided	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salsa	1/2	cup		37.7	8.632	1.976	0.221

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.