Long before I discovered the Yuca Slayer, Jennifer Robins from Predominantly Paleo, I remember buying my first yuca (cassava) root because it intrigued me. Having no idea what to do with it, I did what I always do when at a loss with a new ingredient, I googled it. The one recipe that stuck out to me was yuca con mojo, aka yuca (cassava) with garlic sauce.
After trying many different variations of this recipe and making a few tweaks of my own, I found a recipe I truly loved. It is a traditional Cuban recipe that uses yuca (cassava) root, lime, garlic, and olive oil. However, my personal taste buds didn't care for the lime, so I have chosen lemon for my recipe, steering it a little from tradition. I make this recipe pretty often and love to eat it as side with anything really, but I really enjoy it with chicken and big pile of kale.
Yuca con mojo {Cassava with garlic sauce}
Ingredients
- 1 lb yuca (cassava root) fresh or frozen
- 1 teaspoon sea salt, divided
- 1½ teaspoons plus + ¼ cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons of minced garlic
- ½ garlic cup sliced red onion
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Prepare yuca
- If using fresh yuca, cut of each end, and cut in thirds. Then, cut off the outside peel. Once peel is removed, cut up into bite size pieces.
- If frozen, let sit out for a few minutes until you can cut it down into bite size pieces.
- Add cut yuca onto a medium size pot and add enough water to cover it. Add in ½ teaspoon of sea salt and 1½ teaspoons of lemon juice.
- Bring yuca to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 25 mins (or until yuca is tender but not mushy)
- Combine garlic and ½ teaspoon of sea salt in a small dish
- When yuca is done, drain, and sift through to remove hard center core. Even the frozen sometimes has a little left over. Set aside.
- Return saucepan to stove top and set to medium high heat. Add red onion, olive oil, ¼ cup lemon juice, and garlic salt mix to sauce pan. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Lastly, add yuca to the saucepan and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Serve and Enjoy!
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