Yaroa [Video+Recipe] 2 Versions

Yaroa de papa y yaroa de plátano maduro.

Yaroa [Video+Recipe] 2 Versions

Pick from two bases, add a layer of juicy minced beef mixed with ripe plantains, and serve the best Dominican yaroa at home. It's an easy dish, made with common ingredients.

Course Appetizer, Party

Cuisine Dominican

Keyword dominican yaroa, yaroa de papa, yaroa de platano maduro, yaroa de santiago, yaroa dominicana, yaroa light

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 25

Total Time 45

Servings people

Calories 1104kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

Meat

2 tablespoon olive oil [20g]
1 red onion (medium-size, minced [65 g]
3 cloves garlic [20g]
1 pound minced beef [454g]
1 cup tomato sauce [115g]
1 bell pepper (diced [76g]
1½ teaspoon salt (or more, to taste), divided
½ teaspoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground)
1 sprig cilantro (chopped)

Ripe plantain yaroa

3 ripe plantains
1 teaspoon salt

French fries yaroa

24 oz potato peeled and cut into sticks [680 g]
2 cups vegetable oil for frying
1 tablespoon salt

Air fryer potato yaroa

24 oz potato peeled and cut into sticks [680 g] see notes
4 tablespoon olive oil
¾ tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground)
1 tablespoon garlic powder

Toppings

2 cup shredded Cheddar or cheddar and Mozzarella mix
⅓ cup ketchup
¼ cup mayonnaise

Instructions

1. Make the filling: see video in this post.

Heat the oil in a pot or large skillet over medium heat. Stir in onions and cook and stir until it turns translucent. Add garlic and cook stirring for a minute.
Add minced meat and cook and stir, breaking into small clumps until it browns.
Pour in the tomato sauce, add bell pepper, salt, and black pepper. Stir and cover. Simmer for 3 minutes.
Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste if needed. Remove from the heat and set aside.

2. Ripe plantain yaroa - cooking plantains

Peel the plantains and boil them in a pot, adding 1½ teaspoon of salt to enough water to cover the plantains plus 1 inch [2.5 cm]. When the plantains are cooked through (about 15 minutes), remove from heat.
Remove the plantains from the water and mash them until they become a very smooth purée.

2. Potato yaroa - cooking potato 2 ways

⚠️ Deep fried potatoes:
Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a small saucepan, so that it is deep enough to cover the potatoes.
Place the potato sticks on a tray and pat them dry with a paper towel to reduce splattering from the hot oil. Lower a handful of potato sticks into the oil with a slotted spoon and fry them until golden brown.
Place them on a paper towel and repeat with the rest. Once fried, sprinkle the potato chips with salt to taste.
⚠️ Cook on air fryer:
Drizzle the potato with the olive oil, and add the salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Stir with a spatula or toss to coat them all in the oil and seasoning. Set aside while you pre-heat the oven or air fryer.
Heat the oven to 350 ºF [175 ºC], or the air fryer to the temperature suggested by the manufacturer and cook in the preheated oven or air fryer until they turn golden brown and are cooked through.

3. To assemble it

Layer the fries onto 4 microwave-safe plates. Top with a middle layer of steaming-hot meat. Sprinkle with cheese.
The hot meat should melt the cheese, but if it doesn't, heat them in the microwave for 90 seconds, or until the cheese melts. You can also broil it instead of microwaving it.
Drizzle with mayo and ketchup, and serve right away.

Video

Notes

Rousset potatoes are best for this dish, but whatever you have at hand will work. You can use pre-cut potatoes too.

Nutritional info calculated with air fryer potatoes.

Nutrition