Arepa
A weeknight-friendly side built around salt, corn flour and warm water — roughly 45 minutes start to finish, and rated easy to make. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 6 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for oven and frying pan / skillet. At easy difficulty across 6 steps, it's a good one for a busy evening. As written, every ingredient resolved to a plant source.
What you'll need
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegan — no meat, fish, dairy, egg or honey, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: none of the major allergens we track from the ingredients listed.
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How to make it
- Put the corn flour in a bowl and add the salted water little by little, mixing with the flour until all the water has been used and the flour has become a dough.
- Let it rest for five minutes.
- Now, shape the dough into round rolls about 3 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick.
- In a lightly greased skillet, slowly cook the arepas until a crust forms on each side.
- Now place them into a casserole and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for approximately 20 minutes, until the arepas sound hollow when tapped.
- To enhance taste: instead of using just water, use chicken or beef broth.
You'll use: Oven · Frying pan / skillet
Watch how it's made
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Tips & common questions
How long does Arepa take to make?
About 45 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 6 steps and 3 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Arepa vegan?
Every ingredient listed on this page resolved to a plant or mineral source in our ingredient ontology — no meat, fish, shellfish, dairy, egg or honey. Labels can still differ by brand, so check packaged items.
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