YUCCA (CASSAVA) PANCAKES

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This tropical side dish mixes, cooks and tastes a lot like potato pancakes, but made with that starchy tropical vegetable called yuca (pronounced voo-ca). Looks like a brown club. Use a sharp paring knife or a really high quality, fixed blade peeler to peel it (a Wusthof-Trident peeler makes short work of it). The original called for 3 tablespoons sugar, but we like our cakes salty and greasy, so we omitted the sugar. The recipe is from False Tongues and Sunday Bread, a Guatemalan and Mayan Cookbook by Copeland Marks.

Provided by fluffernutter

Categories     Breakfast

Time 20m

Yield 12-14 cakes

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 lbs yucca root, peeled, grated (cassava)
1/2 cup ricotta cheese or 1/2 cup farmer cheese
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar (optional)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup corn oil or 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients except oil.
  • Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Spoon in a couple of tablespoons batter and smooth into a 3-inch to 4-inch cake about 1/2-inch thick.
  • Brown on both sides, then drain on paper towels. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 186.6, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 22.7, Sodium 223.9, Carbohydrate 29.3, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 1.3, Protein 1.6

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