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    Arepitas de Yuca and Arañitas (Cassava Fritters)

    Plate with Arañitas and Arepitas de Yuca (Cassava Fritters)

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    These Arañitas and Arepitas de Yuca (Cassava Fritters) are very crispy and infused with the amazing taste of aromatic aniseed. One of our favorites recipes!

    Plate with Arañitas and Arepitas de Yuca (Cassava Fritters)

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    1. Why we ❤️ it
    2. Arepitas vs. arañitas de yuca
    3. About this recipe
    4. Recipe

    Why we ❤️ it

    If you've read our books or browsed through our recipes in this blog, you'll notice that we often credit the person who gave us the idea, first told us about it, or even gave us a recipe. They can be a friend, a reader, a friend's grandmother, or a stranger we gave a ride home in an isolated part of the country. This is the case with these arañitas and arepitas de yuca (cassava fritters).

    While it's impossible for a Dominican to know each and every one of the dishes of our culinary heritage, collectively, we can put them together. I'm lucky to have met, online and in real life, so many people who have taught me so much.

    • Arañita de Yuca (Cassava Fritters)
    • Plate with Arañitas and Arepitas de Yuca (Cassava Fritters)

    Arepitas vs. arañitas de yuca

    The difference between these two side dishes is what side of the grater you use. The arañitas should have lots of fried yuca threads sticking out in all directions, thus the "spidery" look!

    Cassava arepas and arañitas are a treat for every special meal. You can serve them as a side dish or as 'munchies'. The combination of salt, sugar, and the aromatic flavors of aniseed in a crispy, gently sweet, and savory fritter will make your eyes pop.

    It's amazing what a slight change in the process can yield.

    About this recipe

    This is not to say that these recipes that were passed on to us were copied verbatim to our blog, far from the truth. There is a process of testing, then finding out if it works, how many people it serves, how long it takes to prepare, cooking, readjusting, writing, editing, etc. But it would have been much more difficult to start without at least those snippets of information. We're grateful for that. And I'm a huge believer in giving credit to people.

    This yuca fritters recipe is an example of this. Without our friend Professor Midence, from Santiago, I may have not found out that, besides my beloved arepas de yuca, there was another version: arañitas, ("little spiders" in Spanish).

    Buen provecho!

    Tia Clara

    Recipe

    Plate with Arañitas and Arepitas de Yuca (Cassava Fritters)
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    [Recipe + Video] Arepitas de Yuca and Arañitas (Cassava Fritters)

    By: Clara Gonzalez
    These Arañitas and Arepitas de Yuca (Cassava Fritters) are very crispy and infused with the amazing taste of aromatic aniseed. One of our favorites recipes!
    4.84 from 6 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 15 mins
    Course Dinner, Lunch
    Cuisine Caribbean, Dominican
    Servings 12 arepitas (aprox)
    Calories 62 kcal

    Ingredients

    • ½ pound yuca (cassava), [0.23 kg] ,(cassava), peeled and washed
    • 1 teaspoon sugar (white, granulated)
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1½ teaspoons of aniseed
    • 1 egg (medium), medium
    • 1½ cup vegetable oil, for frying

    Instructions
     

    • Sides of the grater
      Grating: Grate the yuca with the fine side of the grater to make arepitas, or the coarse side to make arañitas. The following steps are the same for both.
    • Combining ingredients
      Combining: In a deep bowl mix grated yuca, sugar, salt, egg, and aniseed. Mix well.
    • Frying arepitas de yuca
      Frying: Heat oil over medium heat in a small skillet (oil should be at least 1 inch [2.5 cm] high).
      Add 2 tablespoons of the yuca mixture to the hot oil and fry until golden brown on one side (watch out for oil splatters), flip and repeat. Once browned, place on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
      Continue with the rest of the mixture.
    • Hand grabbing arepita
      Serving: You can serve them as a side dish (this is the traditional way), or simply as a snack.

    Tips and Notes

    How to make arepitas de yuca

    To make arepitas use the least coarse side of the grater.

    How to make arañitas de yuca

    To make arañitas use the coarsest side of the grater.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 62kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 105mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 20IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg

    Nutritional information is calculated automatically based on ingredients listed. Please consult your doctor if you need precise nutritional information.

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    Edited: Apr 16, 2021 | Publish: Dec 21, 2003

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    Karissa
    May 4, 2020 12:52 PM

    Can you use frozen yuca for these?

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    Tammy Swart
    May 1, 2020 8:16 AM

    Hi, I'm trying to keep the calories down, and it seems that cooking with yuca is not going to help me there. Looking at the nutrition information for these, it shows 62kcal... Are you really saying that one of these has 62,000 calories??? They look great, but I don't think… Read more »

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    KRISTA MOQUETE
    January 28, 2021 2:27 PM

    do I have to squeeze the liquid out of the Yucca?

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