masa harina = corn flour question

[Guest guest]

Mix the masa harina stiff like tamales or soft, like tortillas?

Thanks,

Holly

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<muslimmommy

Re: Breakfast ideas

 

My husband is Colombian, and they eat arepas and caldo on the

weekends.

 

Caldo is a soup where you cook very tiny diced onions, then add diced

potatoes, then finally tomatoes, then salt and pepper, then they add

milk and bread pieces, and I have added rice milk with success, and

you could use gfcf bread pieces, and serve. it is good.

 

arepas are colombian masa harina, and they add egg and milk and oil,

i add rice milk, and oil with good success. and of course salt. you

could add egg replacer of some kind. they are patty shaped, and slow

fried in a 1/2 inch of oil you eat them broke in pieces in the

caldo, or dipping....mmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!! and maybe some dark hot

chocolate at the end if you do that!!!! or coffee

[Guest guest]

I dont have much experience with tamales or tortillas (just made them

once, 10 years ago).

 

You put the masa harina in a bowl, add salt, mix well, make a well,

add oil (they add egg-so egg replacer??), and add some kind of milk

until a little past crumbly. It is almost flaky (this is really hard

to get across the internet in words). You really want to work this

with your hands. When it is ready, you should be able to make a

patty with your hand, then put it on waxed paper (we always use paper

towel ), and then cut a perfect circle with a glass, using a

turning motion. Then you fry them in oil on a hot griddle, 1/2 the

way up the arepa. When it is golden, you flip it for the other side.

This is a slow fry, so don't go too fast or the inside won't be done

enough.

 

If you get a colombian cookbook, you could see that this type of

arepa is from the area of santander (andes mountains), other parts

put cheese or meat in the middle, this one is the more salty

one.....mmmmmmmmmm!!!!

 

 

oh btw, the caldo is soooooo good, and really simply. it's even

better over a wood fire!!

 

sue

 

, cookwie@a... wrote:

> Mix the masa harina stiff like tamales or soft, like tortillas?

> Thanks,

> Holly

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>

> <muslimmommy>

> Re: Breakfast ideas

>

> My husband is Colombian, and they eat arepas and caldo on the

> weekends.

>

> Caldo is a soup where you cook very tiny diced onions, then add

diced

> potatoes, then finally tomatoes, then salt and pepper, then they

add

> milk and bread pieces, and I have added rice milk with success, and

> you could use gfcf bread pieces, and serve. it is good.

>

> arepas are colombian masa harina, and they add egg and milk and

oil,

> i add rice milk, and oil with good success. and of course salt. you

> could add egg replacer of some kind. they are patty shaped, and

slow

> fried in a 1/2 inch of oil you eat them broke in pieces in the

> caldo, or dipping....mmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!! and maybe some dark hot

> chocolate at the end if you do that!!!! or coffee