My husband doesn't cook a lot, but when he is really in the mood to do so, look out! I love it when he comes up with ideas from his home in the Dominican Republic and recreates them using the ingredients I would prefer we use. The recipe he made for the arepa ended up making a huge 9x13" pan, and for only two people, we were eating it for over a week, but we didn't complain at all! It was crazy delicious! Now, arepa is a dish that is traditionally prepared over an open fire and eaten for breakfast, so it is not super sweet, which makes me happy. I am not into the overly sweet dishes. Now, admittedly, watching my husband in the kitchen is a little painful sometimes, seeing how he uses my expensive knives and pots, or chooses to use a tool that is not super efficient, but I keep my mouth closed and end up smiling in the end when I see how happy he is and how amazing and delicious the food turns out.
Unfortunately, I do not have a recipe for this at the moment, because my hubby never ever measures anything and thinks I am hilarious for measuring everything. Next time, I will stand over his shoulder and estimate everything he puts in there. It is the exact same way I learned to make Dominican beans from his cousin Wady, who barely speaks a word of English, and my Spanish is certainly nothing to get excited about. Wady taught me how to make the beans speaking Spanish, which I could understand maybe every other word, and also didn't measure anything, so I stood over under his shoulder, seeing as he is 6'5" tall, and estimated the amounts of everything he was adding. And damned if it didn't turn out so so close when I made it by myself the next time. So, to make a short story long, next time Hubbs makes this, I'll write it down and post it. I will write up a list of the ingredients I can remember that he put in there, but I will come back with a tasty recipe soon. The recipe for the Dominican-Style hot chocolate is below.
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| Dominican-Style Hot Chocolate and Arepa |
Dominican-Style Hot Chocolate:
8 ounces non-dairy milk or water (definitely better with the milk!)
pinch cinnamon
3-4 tablespoons organic sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder, sifted
1. Place the non-dairy milk or water in a small pot and bring to a simmer.
2. Place the cinnamon, sugar and cocoa powder in a small bowl and whisk to combine, making sure there are no lumps.
3. Add the cocoa mixture to the simmering milk/water and whisk very well to combine.
4. Allow the hot cocoa to cool for a couple minutes before enjoying.
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| The Amazing gf Arepa |
Ingredients for Arepa (that I can remember):
corn meal
organic sugar
whole cinnamon sticks
fresh nutmeg, grated
whole cloves
pinch sea salt
Michigan cherries (sent to us by my mum!)
coconut milk
almond milk/ soy milk (I can't remember which one)
Until I can figure out the recipe from him!
Enjoy,
Koko
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