Ingredients: Cassava- at least 2 large pieces Seasoned salt or adobo Oil to deep fry or air-fry Dip: Fresh Cilantro 1 bunch or 2 cups chopped Mayonnaise 1 cup Garlic 2 cloves or more ( fresh/raw or lightly browned) Lemon or lime fresh juice 1 tablespoon optional: hot green peppers or 2 Jalapenos
Directions: Chop Cassava into 3-4 even pieces, peel and rinse. Cut each piece into two and add to pot of water. Add pinch of salt or Adobo seasoning to water and boil cassava for 15- 20 minutes or until fork tender like a potato. Do not undercook but also do not overcook or else it will fall apart. Once cassava is cooked drain off all the water and let dry on a paper towel. Cut into wedges or slices and remove hard center string like area. Deep fry for at least 5 minutes in neutral oil of choice until golden yellow/orange. Season while hot with optional salt and garnish with chopped cilantro. Serve alone, with meat or with dipping sauce. Enjoy!
For Dipping sauce combine ingredients above and blend till smooth. Can be made a day or two in advance or while you are boiling the cassava.
Tip: Some Ethnic stores sell frozen peeled yucca but fresh yucca tastes best and the texture is different and better.
Do you eat cassava/yucca or Garri and how do you prepare it?
Hello Habiba I am confused now Cause i also know the casave or yucca as you call it from sinds little I have always thought that there were 2 kinds: the bitter one and this one you fried The bitter one is the poisonous one and is used for something else I am not sure if it is processed by them to make casirie ( some alcoholic drink) Anyways , the one you used is not poisonous and i really don’t know from where that comes Cause we have been eating it our whole lives here in Suriname and never heard of someone dying of it Besides, why would you eat it raw?
I will not eat every day. It's actually very dangerous when eaten without soaking away the toxicity. I grew up growing it and making fufu out of it. That's the main food for Ibo people. It's eaten every day in every house. And it's always soaked. Rarely fry it. To me it's dangerous eating it in any form without soaking it. Be careful eating it everyday fried with all that toxicin still in it. Over time problematic.
Yucca fries I believe I had and it can be better tasting that french fries. My Panamanian friend had made yucca potato salad and that is also very delicious.
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Oh these look soooooo good 🤤
Recipe for Yucca Fries and Cilantro Garlic sauce
Ingredients:
Cassava- at least 2 large pieces
Seasoned salt or adobo
Oil to deep fry or air-fry
Dip:
Fresh Cilantro 1 bunch or 2 cups chopped
Mayonnaise 1 cup
Garlic 2 cloves or more ( fresh/raw or lightly browned)
Lemon or lime fresh juice 1 tablespoon
optional: hot green peppers or 2 Jalapenos
Directions:
Chop Cassava into 3-4 even pieces, peel and rinse. Cut each piece into two and add to pot of water. Add pinch of salt or Adobo seasoning to water and boil cassava for 15- 20 minutes or until fork tender like a potato. Do not undercook but also do not overcook or else it will fall apart.
Once cassava is cooked drain off all the water and let dry on a paper towel.
Cut into wedges or slices and remove hard center string like area.
Deep fry for at least 5 minutes in neutral oil of choice until golden yellow/orange.
Season while hot with optional salt and garnish with chopped cilantro. Serve alone, with meat or with dipping sauce. Enjoy!
For Dipping sauce combine ingredients above and blend till smooth. Can be made a day or two in advance or while you are boiling the cassava.
Tip: Some Ethnic stores sell frozen peeled yucca but fresh yucca tastes best and the texture is different and better.
Do you eat cassava/yucca or Garri and how do you prepare it?
Hello Pretty Woman,
Thanks for sharing! The sauce looks yummy…
I love the fries. Jamaicans use the cassava flour to make a flat bread that we call bammy.
This reminds me of pollo tropical. They closed the ones by me. That sauce looks good
No , I don't agree with you, it's not poisons, we have been eating it since we were little.
Hello Habiba
I am confused now
Cause i also know the casave or yucca as you call it from sinds little
I have always thought that there were 2 kinds: the bitter one and this one you fried
The bitter one is the poisonous one and is used for something else
I am not sure if it is processed by them to make casirie ( some alcoholic drink)
Anyways , the one you used is not poisonous and i really don’t know from where that comes
Cause we have been eating it our whole lives here in Suriname and never heard of someone dying of it
Besides, why would you eat it raw?
Interesting! Thanks.
Suggestion. Greek yogurt would be healthier than mayo.
You can use some avocado instead of mayo
Grew up on these, whenever my Ma fried fish
I will not eat every day. It's actually very dangerous when eaten without soaking away the toxicity. I grew up growing it and making fufu out of it. That's the main food for Ibo people. It's eaten every day in every house. And it's always soaked. Rarely fry it. To me it's dangerous eating it in any form without soaking it. Be careful eating it everyday fried with all that toxicin still in it. Over time problematic.
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My father is Jamaican and his cousin we use to call granny because she was a lot older use to make them for me and they was so yummy. 😋😋🩷
East Africa too. Casanova is called chinangwa. Always eat it raw. Boil butter eat with a cup of tea or coffee. Porridge too. Aka hot cereal.
Hellmans will do you right. Thanks for sharing
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Look. I don't care if it's cooked properly you lost me at cyanide properties….the devil ..But I love it for anyone who likes it. 😂
I love Yuca Fry's, and boiled as well. Thank you for your version and the dip❤🙏🏼
Yucca fries I believe I had and it can be better tasting that french fries. My Panamanian friend had made yucca potato salad and that is also very delicious.
Loooovvee these!! 🤩🤩
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Death? Now I'm afraid to try it . 😩
I love them!! I use ketchup and mayo for dipping sauce.
Just mail it to me 🤤🤤