Yuca Fries or Cassava Fries [Video+Recipe] Yuca Frita

Yuca Fries or Cassava Fries [Video+Recipe] Yuca Frita

Yuca fries or yuca frita are salt-sprinkled, deep-fried cassava sticks that can be served with dips as an appetizer or accompany the main dish. Learn how to make fried yuca.

Course Snack

Cuisine Dominican, Latino

Keyword how to fy yuca, how to make yuca frita, yuca fries, yucca fries

Prep Time 35

Cook Time 5

Total Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 305kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

1 pound yuca (cassava) (yuca), peeled
1 teaspoon salt (plus coarse salt to sprinkle later)
3 cups oil for frying (peanut, or corn or canola oil)

Instructions

1. Cutting the yca

Cut the yuca into French-fries-sized sticks.

2. Soak

Place the yuca in a large bowl, and pour enough water to cover it (about 1½ quarts of water [1.5 liters]). Add the 2 teaspoons of salt. Stir to dissolve the salt, and let it rest for half an hour.
Drain the water. Pat the yuca dry with a paper towel.

3. Fry

To fry the yuca, heat the oil over medium-high heat in a small pan or saucepan (so there's enough oil to deep-fry the yuca). Fry the yuca sticks in small batches until they turn golden brown (be careful with splatters).
Rest on a paper towel to absorb excess oil.

4. Serve

Sprinkle with salt, and serve right away.

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