Arepas Trinidad

==Ingredients==
* 4 cups cornmeal
* ½ cup flour
* 2 tsp salt
* water to bind
* 2 tbsp butter
* 2 tbsp lard
* 3 tsp baking powder
=== Filling ===
* ½ lb ground beef ( or lean pork or chicken, minced )
* ½ tsp salt
* 2 tbsp oil
* ½ hot pepper, minced
* minced garlic, onion, pepper, salt, chive, thyme - to taste
==Directions==
# Season ground beef, then brown in oil ( or other minced meat).
# Cover and stew for about ½ hour - then mince again finely.
# Sift flour, salt, baking powder and cornmeal together.
# Add butter and lard and mix thoroughly with fingertips until mixture resembles bread crumbs.
# Add sufficient water to make a soft dough.
# Knead lightly, then cut into pieces the size of a golf ball, flatten to 4" circles.
# Place about 1 tablespoon of meat mixture on one ½ of the circle, dampen edge and fold over the other ½ of the circle to form a crescent.
# Squeeze edges together.
# Fry in hot oil until golden brown.
# Drain on brown paper and serve hot.
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