Arepas Reina Pepiada Recipe
The most popular filling for arepas in Venezuela is, without a doubt, the "Reina Pepiada". It is a very rich and simple preparation to make, with chicken and avocado as main elements. Avocado is rich in vitamins and minerals that help you feel satisfied after eating it. Chicken is a good source of nutrients such as protein, vitamin B12 and zinc. Chicken can provide your body with several important nutrients such as selenium which aids metabolism and potassium which improves blood pressure.
Ingredients
Ingredients for the arepas
- 4 Tazas Water
- 1/2 cda Salt
- 4 Tazas Corn flour
For the filling of the "Reina Pepiada" (Queen Pepiada)
- 1 Unidad Chicken breast
- 1 Unidad Avocado
- 2 cda Mayonnaise
- 1 Unidad Onion
- 1 Diente Garlic
- 1 cucharadita Salt
- 1 Ración Cilantro
- 1 Ración Peas or "petit pua".
Instructions
Preparation of the arepas
- For the preparation of the dough and the corresponding arepas, we will use the traditional corn flour arepas recipe.
Preparation of the filling
- The first thing to do is to boil the chicken in a pot with water and a teaspoon of salt, until it is soft, and then proceed to shred it. This can take between 15 and 20 minutes.
- While the chicken is cooking, we can prepare the dough for the arepas according to the recipe indicated.
- Once the chicken is soft enough, it will be well cooked, proceed to remove it from the water and I will put it in a bowl to cool a little to crumble it without burning.
- Now we are going to mix all the ingredients in a bowl. First we place the avocado cut into pieces, then the diced onion, cilantro and garlic and start mixing. Then add the chicken, peas and mayonnaise, until the mixture is very compact. Finish with the teaspoon of salt and the filling is ready.
- Finally we open the arepas and place the filling. We can add pieces of avocado to complement.
