Yucca With Garlic Sauce: Yucca Con Mojo
Serves: 6
Clarabelle Lynch
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
54
Spice
48
Sweetness
39
Sourness
43
mins
Prep time (avg)
6.1
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Place the yucca in a large 6-quart pot
2
Cover with 5 quarts cold water
3
Add the salt and bring to boil over high heat
4
Lower heat to medium and cook covered until it feels tender when pierced with a fork but still keeps its shape, about 30 minutes
5
Be careful not to overcook because yucca can turn into a gooey paste
6
Turn the heat to low and leave the yucca in the hot water until ready to serve
7
For The Mojo Sauce: While the yucca cooks, prepare the mojo sauce
8
Heat the olive oil until fragrant in a medium frying pan over medium-high heat
9
Saute the onion rings until lightly golden
10
Add the garlic and the cumin and saute, stirring for a few seconds, until golden
11
Pour in the bitter orange juice
12
Season with salt and pepper, to taste
13
Very quickly, drain the yucca in a large colander and transfer to a decorative serving platter
14
Cover with the mojo sauce and serve piping hot
15
In Cuba and the Hispanic Caribbean, yucca con mojo is served alongside rice and beans and roast pork