Mastering Venezuelan Arepas with Chef Greg Leon at Amilinda

Charlie visits Chef-owner Gregory Leon at Amilinda Restaurant (https://amilinda.com/) for the International Cooking Collab featuring Venezuelan cuisine. Greg shares his Venezuelan roots and guides the making of classic arepas and a shredded beef (carne mechada) filling.

The episode covers mixing arepa dough from white cornmeal, cooking on a griddle and finishing in the oven, and preparing the savory beef filling with peppers, onions, tomatoes, and spices. They taste the finished arepas and discuss Venezuelan food traditions and variations.

Recipe details and collaborator links are in the description; join next month's episode exploring Japan.

You can watch the YouTube Video here - https://youtu.be/QWa5zHSmpJ8

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