Best Yuca Arrebosada Sauteed Yuca Recipes

10 BEST YUCA RECIPE COLLECTION

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a yuca recipe in 30 minutes or less!

BOILED YUCA WITH PICKLED RED ONION AND ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• To cook yuca, place pieces in a saucepot and cover with cold water and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat. Once at a boil, lower the temperature and simmer until yuca is tender. Next, place red onion slices in a sauce pot with the vinegar, water, peppercorns, coriander, and 1 bay leaf. Bring the onions to a boil and remove from the heat to cool at room temperature. Once the yuca is tender strain and place in a serving bowl. Spoon the onions over the yuca. Serve with roasted garlic and hot sauce. Season with salt and pepper.

ROASTED CASSAVA (YUCA ASADO)

Steps:

• In a large pot of salted water, cook yuca until almost tender, about 15 minutes; drain and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, combine olive oil, cilantro or oregano, parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, ground cumin, salt and pepper.
• Add yuca and toss to coat.
• Arrange yuca in a single layer in a lightly greased baking dish until yuca is tender and starts to brown, about 30 to 40 minutes.
• Sprinkle with lime juice, toss, and serve.

TORTILLA DE YUCA

Steps:

• Place the peeled and quartered yuca in a pot and cover it with at least 2 quarts water. Cook over high heat until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain the yuca in a colander for 2 minutes. Transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer and add the butter, 1/4 cup of the oil and salt to taste. Mix on medium speed until well incorporated, about 3 minutes. Refrigerate until cool, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Shape the yuca dough into eight 4-ounce balls. Make a hole in one of the balls with your finger and stuff it with a tablespoon of the mozzarella. Flatten it into a thick patty (a tortilla). Repeat with the remaining balls.
• Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add 4 yuca patties and cook until light golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Repeat with the remaining patties, adding more oil as necessary. Top the tortillas with the Ensalada Criolla.
• Combine the tomatoes, onion and pepper in a large bowl. Add the cilantro, lime juice and salt to taste and toss. Yield: 8 servings

MARINATED YUCA WITH PICKLED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Put the yuca pieces in a heavy-bottomed saucepot and cover with cold water. Season with salt. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, add the vinegar, lime juice, sour orange juice, olive oil, garlic and red onions to a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add the cooled yuca and allow it to marinate for 30 minutes. Just before serving, stir in the parsley.

CUBAN-STYLE YUCA

Steps:

• Place the yuca into a pan and fill with enough water to cover. Stir in salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, cover, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, and place yucca on a serving plate.
• Meanwhile, place the olive oil, onion, garlic, and lemon juice into a pan. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes. Pour the hot olive oil mixture over the yuca, and serve immediately.

YUCA WITH GARLIC-CITRUS SAUCE: YUCCA CON MOJO

Steps:

• In a pot of boiling water, cook the yucca until tender, but not falling apart and losing its shape, about 10 minutes. Remove the yucca from the water, and dunk into an ice bath to stop the cooking process (shocking) and set aside.
• Meanwhile, make the mojo. In a blender, place half of the red onion, garlic, parsley, cilantro, and lime juice. Start to puree and slowly drizzle in the olive oil. When well pureed, season with salt and pepper and set aside. Julienne the remaining half of the onion.
• Heat 2 inches of oil in a deep cast iron skillet to 375 degrees F. Begin frying the partially cooked yucca until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• When uniform in color, remove the yucca from the oil and place in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the mojo over the yucca, and garnish with the other half of the red onion.

YUCCA WITH GARLIC SAUCE (YUCA CON MOJO)

Steps:

• Place yucca in saucepan; until yucca is just covered, add salt and lime juice and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer until tender--about 30 minutes.
• Drain and keep warm.
• Mash garlic cloves into salt with mortar and pestle (or use food processor).
• Add garlic, lemon juice, and onions to olive oil in a separate pan, heat until bubbling, then pour over yucca.
• Toss yucca & sauce "lightly" cooking to saute over medium heat; till barely brown but not CRISP!
• Serve.

GARLIC ROASTED YUCA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cut the yuca into 3 inch pieces, peel off the brown skin with a sharp paring knife and discard. Cut the yuca in half and set aside in a bowl of cold water. Fill a pot with enough cold water to cover the yuca and bring to a boil. Add the salt to the water, add the yuca to the pot and return to a boil. Cook the yuca for 15 minutes to soften. Drain and cool for several minutes before handling. With a sharp knife remove any thick fibers from the center of the yuca. Place the yuca into a vegetable roasting dish and sprinkle evenly with the cumin and the black pepper.
• Cut the bacon coarsely and place in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook the bacon until the fat has been rendered and the bacon is crisp. Remove the bacon and set aside. To the bacon fat add the olive oil and warm slowly, before adding the sliced garlic. Toast the garlic to a pale golden brown before pouring the garlic and oil over the yuca in the roasting dish. Add the cooked bacon to the yuca and, with a spoon, stir to combine evenly.
• Combine the bread crumbs with the chopped nuts and sprinkle on top of the yuca. Place the dish into the oven and roast for 25 minutes or until the top is browned and crisp.