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Yucca Root Fries With Mojo Sauce Recipe


Yucca Root Fries With Mojo Sauce Recipe Stoneyusmc / All my dishes
2 years, 2 months ago
Fried Yucca Root with a nice sauce
Prep:30m Cook:6m Servings:24

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Ingredients
  • Mojo Sauce:
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 6 large cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1/4 cup orange juice and 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • salt & fresh ground pepper to taste
  • Fried Yucca:
  • 1 large Yucca Root ~ 1 Lb
  • Kosher Salt
  • Vegetable oil for frying

Directions
  1. Mojo sauce
  2. Heat a 1 quart saucepan for 15 seconds
  3. Add the olive oil and heat for 10 seconds over medium heat.
  4. Add the garlic and cook for 20 seconds or until it starts to get lightly golden.
  5. Do not let the garlic brown , or the sauce will become bitter.
  6. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a rolling boil. be careful sauce may steam.
  7. Cook for three minutes.
  8. remove from heat , adjust seasoning if needed and chill until ready to serve with Yucca or on top of veggies, meats , or fish.
  9. Fried Yucca
  10. Peel the Yucca and slice it in half lengthwise.
  11. Remove the stringy core in the center.
  12. Cut each half crosswise into 2-inch lengths.
  13. Place the big chunks of Yucca into a 2 quart pot of salted water and cook over medium heat covered until the pieces are tender ~ 30 minutes.
  14. Drain on a cloth towel and cool.
  15. When ready to fry, add enough oil to a 1-quart sauce pan or deep fryer to make depth of at least one inch..
  16. Heat oil to 375 degrees.
  17. Cut Yucca into 2-inch by 1/2 inch sticks.
  18. Pat dry and add salt to the hot oil.
  19. Add no more than 5 to 6 sticks at a time as oil bubbles up and Temps will drop if too many sticks are added at one time.
  20. Fry until golden,
  21. drain on paper towels and sprinkle with salt.
  22. Eat as is or with the Mojo sauce for dipping.

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Comments

gingerlea 2 years, 2 months ago said:
I love yucca cooked any way possible. Mojo sounds really good.

jo_jo_ba 2 years, 2 months ago said:
I sent this to my dad, he came back from Cuba not too long ago!


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