Fried Yuca With Peruvian Cheese Sauce
Serves: 4
Gideon Batz
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
51
Spice
50
Sweetness
44
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.9
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Make sauce: Pulse together sauce ingredients in a food processor until smooth
2
Pulse together sauce ingredients in a food processor until smooth
3
Fry yuca: If using fresh yuca, trim ends and cut crosswise into 3-inch pieces, then peel, removing waxy brown skin and pinkish layer underneath
4
Cover yuca (fresh or frozen) with cold salted water by 1 inch in a 4-quart pot
5
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until yuca is tender when pierced with a wooden skewer, 15 to 20 minutes
6
Transfer with a slotted spoon to several layers of paper towels to drain, then cool 5 minutes
7
Cut yuca lengthwise into 1/8-inch-wide wedges, discarding thin woody core
8
(If there are pieces that have white parts to them, return them to barely simmering water and simmer until almost translucent
9
) Heat about 1 1/2 inches oil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderate heat until it registers 360°F on thermometer
10
Fry yuca in 3 batches, turning occasionally, until golden, 3 to 5 minutes per batch
11
Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain
12
(Return oil to 360°F between batches
13
) Sprinkle fries with salt and serve with cheese sauce
14
If using fresh yuca, trim ends and cut crosswise into 3-inch pieces, then peel, removing waxy brown skin and pinkish layer underneath
15
Cover yuca (fresh or frozen) with cold salted water by 1 inch in a 4-quart pot
16
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until yuca is tender when pierced with a wooden skewer, 15 to 20 minutes
17
Transfer with a slotted spoon to several layers of paper towels to drain, then cool 5 minutes
18
Cut yuca lengthwise into 1/8-inch-wide wedges, discarding thin woody core
19
(If there are pieces that have white parts to them, return them to barely simmering water and simmer until almost translucent
20
) Heat about 1 1/2 inches oil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderate heat until it registers 360°F on thermometer
21
Fry yuca in 3 batches, turning occasionally, until golden, 3 to 5 minutes per batch
22
Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain
23
(Return oil to 360°F between batches
24
) Sprinkle fries with salt and serve with cheese sauce