Yucca Root Fries
This crispy yuca fries recipe comes in the first post of a four-post series on what to make with yuca, yuca stories and its significance in Brazilian cuisine! All posts and recipes inside!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 lbs of whole yucca (peeled and cut into chunks)
- Salt to taste
- oil for frying
Instructions
- 1
Before you begin: If you are using a fryer, you can make sure it is all set up now, and heating up. If you are frying in a pan, just add the oil to the pan and leave it over low heat, just so it warms up, but not too hot to get to temperature too fast – I highly recommend you use a thermometer to help you maintain the temp at 350F
- 2
add the yucca chunks to a medium pot and cover with water
- 3
season with a little salt
- 4
bring to a boil and let the yucca cook until partially cooked, to cooked all the way through**
- 5
drain all the water, and pat the cooked yucca dry with some paper towel
- 6
arrange the yucca in the oil
- 7
fry until golden brown
- 8
place the fried yuccas over paper towel to absorb some of the oil
- 9
season with salt to taste