Vegan Arepas | Black beans, plantain and guacamole
Ingredients
- 1 cup precooked maize flour Harina P.A.N can be found in South American, Carribean supermarkets, or online
- 1 1/4 cups lukewarm water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil for cooking
- 1 yellow plantain ripe and slightly sweet
- 1 can black beans drained but keep some of the water
- 1 small onion
- paprika and garlic powder
Guacamole
- 1 avocado
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Arepas
- Mix the Harina pan flour with salt, Then add water. Mix for 2 minutes and let the mixture rest for 5 minutes. Divide the dough into 5 balls and form flat patties of about 10 cm wide. Fry on a pan with a little oil on medium heat for 5 minutes each side. Let cool down slightly and cut in half.
Plantains
- For the plantains, heat up some oil in a pan, add the yellow plantain cut into 0.5 cm slices slices and cook until golden brown on both sides.
Black Beans Mixture
- Heat up some oil in a pan, add chopped onion and let it cook for 5-8 until starting to brown. Add the drained black beans, together with half of the water in the can, and let them cook for 5 minutes. Season with paprika garlic powder and salt. Mash some of it with a potato masher or fork.
Guacamole
- For the guacamole, roughly mash the avocado and mix it with lemon juice and salt and pepper.
Assemble
- For each arepa, add some guacamole as the base, the black bean mixture and fried plantains.
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