Traditional recipe: how to prepare the authentic Venezuelan cachapas

The cachapas They are an emblematic dish of the gastronomy of Venezuela. It is a true delight for lovers of Venezuelan food and an expression of culinary wealth of this south american country. His recipeusually served with grated cheesewhich provides a delicious contrast and one creamy texture to this delicacy I know the step by step.

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Venezuelan cachapas recipe

Ingredients

To make these delicious cachapas, you will need 4 cups of tender shelled corn kernels. You can use canned baby corn or shelled corn on the cob if you like.
Also, you will require 1 cup of milk.
2 tablespoons of sugar.
1 teaspoon salt.
1/4 cup melted butter.
To give them that traditional touch, I got grated fresh cheese, preferably Venezuelan hand cheese.
For cooking, you will need some shortening or oil to grease the grill.

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Preparation

If you are using fresh Baby Corn, Shell it from the ears until you get the 4 cups needed. If you opt for canned Baby Corn, be sure to drain it and rinse it off very low cold water.
In a blender, mix the grains of corn with milk, he sugar and the salt. Crush until you get a smooth and homogeneous mixture.
Then, in a bowl, I transferred this mixture of corn and I added the butter melted. Mix everything very well so that integrate the ingredients.
to cook the cachapas, warm up one grill or one frying pan nonstick over medium-high heat and be sure to lightly oil it with butter either oil.
Now, dump a portion of the mix of cachapas in the hot grill to form a circle of approximately 10-12cm diameter.
Cook the cachapas until golden in paryouand lower and see that bubbles appear on the surface, what i should wear 3-4 minutes.
Carefully, turn the cachapas around and cook the other side until this golden and cooked completely, what it will take others 2-3 minutes.
Finally, I served the hot cachapas and do not forget add fresh cheese grated on top, to give them that characteristic and delicious touch.