The Chicken + Waffle (made with
yuca root flour) topped with coconut syrup and blueberry reduction will tame both your sweet and savory tooth.
And definitely use that tamper, it's your BFF in
yuca dough!
It was made
with yuca instead of potatoes and did nt have corn.
Fingers crossed your next batch of
yuca fries turns out even better!
I live in eastern Venezuela where there is plenty
of yuca flour (but not much else including wheat flour).
I'd already used
yuca in making fries, so I was familiar with the root and the preparation.
what a great idea to
make yuca fries... I have got to try this..
A ● Cassava (also known
as Yuca) is a root vegetable grown in over 90 countries.
I'm about to try this with
frozen yuca and I reckon it'll be fine.
The secret to making this dish paleo is by using
yuca flour.
Could I
use Yuca root, or arrowroot / tapioca flour?
I find the fiberous center difficult to work out in
fresh yuca.
I can
find yuca at my local grocery in the «ethnic» produce section (with the plantains, mango, and papaya).
I have made awesome doughs with just boiled
mashed yuca root, oil and coconut flour.
1cup cooked & pureed
boiled Yuca + add puréed green plantain (maybe 1 / 2plantain it works as an egg subst.)
She had me
at yuca, before I was even sure how to pronounce it (it's yoo - cuh, by the way).
They make an excellent stand - in for potato or corn chips and you can make them easily in your own oven!Have you not
tried yuca yet?
Cassava flour is a grain - free replacement for wheat flour made from
whole yuca or cassava root.
These
baked yuca fries are golden and crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
I usually serve it with
Yuca frita (from South America) and mango mousse (from this website) as dessert.
Because yuca is a starchy tuber, it can be used similarly to potatoes in many recipes.
I can't actually recall if I have had plantain chips although I know for sure I have had
yuca ones.
Cassava is made from the
entire yuca root whereas tapioca flour is just the bleached and extracted starch.
These snackable smokey salmon appetizer bites are topped with tangy creme fraise, capers and lemon zest and sit atop a
crispy yuca chip.I love my appetizers and I love to snack.
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Allow the
cooked yuca to cool slightly, then remove the woody core by hand (found in the center of each root).
** note: make sure to
drain yuca well before mashing to ensure dough isn't too wet, and mash while it's hot otherwise dough isn't easy to work with.
Not ever in a bazillion kajillion years did I imagine plopping myself in front of a VIDEO Camera to talk
about Yuca!
In the end, my
original yuca dough was preferred by us both — it has that crispy exterior with a slightly doughy / chewy interior.
These snackable smokey salmon appetizer bites are topped with tangy creme fraise, capers and lemon zest and sit atop a crispy
yuca chip.I love my appetizers and I love to snack.
The most common one I tried was from cassava (
aka yuca aka tapioca root).
This is definitely the most creative way to use
yuca chips.
I use frozen
Yuca all the time for fries.
I'm in love with
yuca now and can't wait to make more things with it!
I
saw yuca — a fibrous root which I have enjoyed before on other island expeditions.
Oh, and
yuca looks like a waxy log, and when you peel it it smells like lavender... so there's that too.
You must
peel yuca with a sharp knife, and be sure to remove all of the pink layer when you do (this is where the antinutrients / toxins are concentrated — more about that below).
I never feel like I can completely wash off all the wax (and I don't want to eat it), so I typically purchase frozen
pre-peeled yuca.
Sometimes there is
softer yuca that tends to break down more easily.
You can do smaller batches in the Vitamix and also make sure you are using cooled
yuca vs hot.
Is
yuca safe to eat even if you are gluten intolerant?
I plan to experiment with tapioca flour more, but have gotten used to working well with the dough I am able to make with the
actual yuca.