the "remembrance" is called AREPAS (a corn flour "flat roll"), once the mainstay of the "poor person's diet" in the "back country". today they are "comfort food" for MOST people there (the army of VZ serves Arepas EVERY meal!). recipe follows:
AREPAS, VZ-style
preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
to 2 cups of Masa Harina (available from MOST supermarkets) stir in 3 cups of boiling water & a teaspoon of salt.
let dough stand for 5-10 minutes. then hand knead the dough for 3-4 minutes. pinch of pieces of the dough & flatten into circles about 3-4 inches in diameter/ about 1/4 inch thick.
grease a heavy skillet with butter & cook the circle until it is lightly browned.
then put the partially cooked Arepas into a flat baking pan (like a cookie sheet) & bake them in the oven until a light tap in the center of the Arepas sounds "hollow, like a drum" .
slice open from the edge & serve hot with butter, meat slices, cheese or jam for breakfast/brunch/dinner/casual dessert. (i sometimes serve Arepas, with a tray(s) of "fillings", to company as "finger food" at cocktail parties.)
ENJOY!
NOTE: the Arepas of Columbia are LARGER in diameter, MUCH thinner & resemble "fat" corn tortillas.
free dixie,sw
That sounds wonderful!
Thanks so much, Stand!