Migas de arepa
Migas de arepa: torn day-old arepas fried with tomato and spring onion hogao and soft scrambled eggs
Nothing goes to waste in a paisa kitchen. Yesterday's arepas are torn into rough pieces and fried in a pan of hogao, the slow tomato and spring onion sauce of Antioquia, then folded through with soft scrambled eggs. It is a weekday breakfast across Medellín and the coffee towns, served with a cup of hot chocolate or a strong coffee, and it takes about as long as making toast. The texture should be part crisp, part soft, coated in eggy tomato. Most people stir it too much, which turns the arepa to mush; fry it first and let it crisp before the eggs go in. Use plain white-corn arepas, homemade or bought. Chef's tip: take the pan off the heat while the eggs still look a touch wet; they finish in the residual warmth and stay creamy.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat 2 tbsp sunflower oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add 3 spring onions and cook until soft.
2 minStep 2: Add 2 tomatoes, ¼ tsp ground cumin and half of ¼ tsp salt and cook, stirring, until the tomatoes break down into a thick hogao.
4 minStep 3: Add 3 plain white corn arepas, turn them in the sauce and leave them to fry without stirring until they crisp at the edges.
3 minStep 4: Season 4 eggs with the rest of ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper, pour into the pan and fold gently with a spatula over a low heat until the eggs are just set and still soft.
2 minStep 5: Serve straight from the pan, scattered with 1 tbsp fresh coriander if you like.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 470 kcal
- Protein
- 18 g
- Carbs
- 46 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does migas de arepa take?
- About 20 minutes in total: 8 minutes to prepare and 12 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of spring onions?
- Chives, or a little finely sliced onion.
- What can I use instead of tomatoes?
- Tinned chopped tomatoes: a 400g tin for about 6 tomatoes (in cooked dishes, not salads).
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