Comments on: How to cook yucca root

Question: How to cook yucca root

Utilitaritron — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:14:20 -0800

I was given a yucca root. My friend, who lived in the Dominican Republic, where apparently this is a staple, says I should just dice it and add it to soup as I would a potato. I think I could do better: any ideas/recipes? Sans meat, please.

By: azul

azul — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:31:05 -0800

Try these recipes from the Google Restaurant.:)

By: chaz

chaz — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:45:34 -0800

fried yucca is amazingly good, as good as french fries! Usually they are served in fried cubes with this really tasty, spicy, white dipping sauce, but tapatio or whatever hotsauce or ketchup also works.

By: Melinika

Melinika — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:31:19 -0800

Yucca frita (fried yucca) is home cookin' for me. Peel it, cut it up homefries size (couple-inch-long wedges), and fry it either in a deep skillet or a fryer. Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with salt.

I always make mojo to eat with it although technically that's not traditional (heated olive oil poured into lime juice and chopped garlic). You can dip it into ketchup if you don't want to make that, or buy premixed mojo at the supermarket (has spices in it). It's fine plain, too.

To make a meal, I add black beans and rice, a green salad/balsamic tomatoes, and platanos fritos or maduros (plantains either fried or sweet - the sweet ones we buy frozen). Mangos for dessert.

It's also traditional to boil chunks of it and you can eat it plain or with mojo that way, or add them to soup (chicken soup, but I'm vegetarian).

By: whatzit

whatzit — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:34:51 -0800

Yuca con mojo (or al mojo, in the case of this page). A favorite of Cuban grandmas everywhere.

By: Fupped Duck

Fupped Duck — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 19:15:47 -0800

makes for a far out potato salad too

By: Utilitaritron

Utilitaritron — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 19:39:32 -0800

Thanks! I know what I'm having for dinner tomorrow!

By: andrew cooke

andrew cooke — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 07:58:08 -0800

what's the "T" stand for in the recipe above (garlic quantity)? thanks! and does it (yuca) have any other name in spanish?

By: languagehat

languagehat — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:10:08 -0800

OK, now I'm confused. Are cassava, manioc, and yucca really the same thing?

By: Utilitaritron

Utilitaritron — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:15:33 -0800

T = Tbs = tablespoon
t = tsp = teaspoon

By: jeb

jeb — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 22:54:22 -0800

Mofongo is good.

By: andrew cooke

andrew cooke — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:07:52 -0800

thanks for the T clarification (a lot of garlic!) and the other names.

By: Melinika

Melinika — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:47:58 -0800

I believe so, Languagehat. I've always understood that they are, and the picture in your link seems to confirm that.