# Mbeju

Embeju is a simple, crispy, and delicious dish that is a cousin to chipá, perfect for breakfast, a snack, or as an accompaniment to dinner.

- Cuisine: Other
- Category: Snack
- Language: es

## Ingredients

- 500 gr fécula de mandioca
- 10 gr sal
- 75 gr manteca
- 300 gr queso muzzarella
- 100 gr queso pategras
- 150 cc leche

## Instructions

1. En un bowl, colocar la fécula de mandioca, sal, manteca, los dos quesos cortados o rallados, y la leche.
2. Empezar a trabajar con las manos hasta generar la textura de arenado.
3. Llevar una sartén al fuego y agregar dos o tres cucharadas generosas de la mezcla.
4. Acomodar los bordes y esperar que se despegue solo del sartén y quede bien crocante.
5. Con un plato, dar vuelta el embeju y cocinar unos minutitos del otro lado.

## Equipment

- bowl
- sartén
- plato

## Tips

- You can make them stuffed with ham and cheese, but they are also spectacular plain.
- Add the milk little by little as not all tapioca starches absorb the same amount of liquid.
- Wait for it to detach itself from the pan and be very crispy.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXKt7ogSUun/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2b805751-3fd8-4de4-8fb2-7e74eb1873d2
- Extracted: 2026-04-20

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