FLUFFLY YUCCA FRIES

FLUFFLY YUCCA  FRIES

This yucca fries are crunchy on the outside and fluffy inside with a nice natural flavor , but you can  flavor it as you like.Just get inspired!.

This recipe is base on the traditional yucca fries recipe  , if  you would like to  try this one here  you have it in http://www.sweetysalado.com/2014/04/yuca-frita.html  I highly recommend you this  blog  it is published by Diana from "Sweet y salado" it is my favorite blog across blogging  Colombian recipes. You can  take  a second version of  the same recipe from  Erica's  blog   "My Colombian Recipes http://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/fried-cassava-yuca-frita.



At the end of the recipe there are  "TIPS" to avoid  the common mistakes as :  greasy  fries or  yucca sticks become into crumbs when are frying.

INGREDIENTS:

-Good  quality  yucca root
-water
-salt  for  taste
-abundant oil to  fry

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Peel and  boil  the  yucca  root in  abundant  water.

2.Drain the yucca root remove the thick woody part across the edge of each piece and crush the yucca root (CRUSH!  , DON'T BLEND! it is important for success with this recipe) then knead to get  compact dough.

3. Shape the dough into a rectangle 1 cm  thick and cut into pieces as you like. be thorough in pressing the dough it is important.

4.Deep fry in really hot oil , which takes just seconds to crisp and golden. If you prefer bake the yucca sticks  brush with oil a baking tray, spread the yucca sticks and brush the yucca sticks with oil on all sides and bake at 180ºC until brown the result changes a little bit but it's still good.

TIPS:

Question 1 . Why my cassava sticks go to pieces and are dispersed throughout the oil?

The  yucca root was overcooked and absorbed a lot  water from the cooking. you will know it  because the  yucca will look light see-through.

you didn't press the dough enough .

the boiled  yucca root stay long time  since was cooked  to be crushed

You tried to fry big  a large amount of yucca sticks a same time.Fry  5 sticks by friying.

Question 2.  Why my yucca fries are so greasy?

You didn't press the dough enough .
The oil wasn't really  hot
You didn't crush the yucca , you blended it.