If you’re interested in easy cooking, you certainly can’t do any better than a malanga mash, also learn everything about yautía, our beloved root vegetable.
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Caribbean, Dominican
Keyword malanga english, malanga recipes, yautia in english, yautia recipes
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Calories 218kcal
Author Clara Gonzalez
Ingredients
1½poundyautía (malanga) [0.7 kg]
1tablespoon salt(plus more for seasoning at the end)
Peel the yautía with a potato peeler or paring knife, removing the thin brown skin.Chop the yautía and rinse.
2. Boil
Place the rinsed yautía in a pot, and add sufficient water to cover it plus a couple of inches [5 cm]. Add ¾ tablespoon of the salt to the water.Boil until they are fork-soft. Once boiled remove from the water and discard the water.
3. Mash
Mash until the mixture is very smooth and there aren't any lumps (a potato ricer or food mill [Amazon affiliate links] is perfect for it).
3. Mix
Incorportate butter, and then mix in the milk. Incorporate the garlic powder. Taste and season with salt to taste if you find it necessary.