Arepas

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of flour
2 teaspoons of salt
2 teaspoonss of baking powder
4 cups of Promasa yellow corn flour
2 tablespoons of margarine or butter
2 tablespoons of shortening (Cookeen, Crisco)

1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of Matouk’s calypso sauce
6 tablespoons of chief green seasoning
1 tablespoon of chatak shadon beni chutney
1/2 pound of minced beef, pork or chicken

Directions:

Season the meat to taste (preferably leave over
night in the fridge ) and brown in the saucepan
Sift the Promasa, flour, salt and baking powder
together.

Add butter and shortening together by hand till
mixture becomes grainy. Add sufficient water to
make a soft dough Knead lightly and then cut in
small balls, so that when its rolled flat it’ll
make a circle 8″ in diameter.

Place about 1 to 1-1/2 tablespoons of meat mixture
into 1 half of the eight circle Dampen edge and
fold over the other 1/2 of the circle to form a
crescent. Squeeze edges together Fry in hot oil
until golden brown