Yuca Frita


Rating: 3.18 / 5.00 (11 Votes)


Total time: 45 min

Servings: 4.0 (servings)

Ingredients:








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Instructions:

Rinse the yucca, remove the peel and cut into cubes of about 2 cm. Bring salted water to the boil. Cook the yucca in it for about 15 minutes, drain and drain, then dry.

Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Fry the yucca cubes in it, turning over medium heat, until golden brown. Just before the end of the cooking time, squeeze the garlic cloves and add and fold in. season with pepper. Season with salt to taste. Rinse the parsley. Chop the leaves and sprinkle on top.

Info: Manioc or yucca is the most important crop plant of the tropics and was already cultivated 3000 BC. Its root tubers are 20 to 90 cm long and can weigh up to 5 kg. The plant is undemanding and needs only warm climate and plenty of moisture to thrive. Yucca can be boiled, fried or mashed like potatoes. In the Caribbean, bread is baked from their flour. With us keep yuccas in Asian stores and large markets.

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