Yucca Fries with Cilantro Mayonnaise have been featured in a post on The Recipe Girl blog: Cuban Dinner Party Menu.
Yucca Fries with Cilantro Mayonnaise
Yucca is a much overlooked root vegetable, but fried and serves with cilantro mayonnaise will make anyone a fan.
Ingredients
- 4 pounds yucca, peeled
- 1½ cups mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 3 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1½ teaspoons chopped garlic
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (more or less)
- vegetable oil (about 4 cups), for frying
- sea salt, if desired
Instructions
- Cook yucca in boiling salted water in a large pot for 30 minutes or until fork-tender. Dry thoroughly with paper towels, and spread on baking sheets to cool. Cut each into ¼-inch-thick fries, and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, cilantro, lime juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- First Frying: Pour oil to depth of 3-inches in a large pot, and heat to 350°F. Fry the yucca, in 4 or 5 batches, 6 minutes per batch. Drain on paper towels.
- Second Frying: Return the oil to 350°F. and fry the yucca, in 4 or 5 batches, another 6 minutes or until crispy. Drain on paper towels, and season with additional salt, if desired.
- Serve with cilantro mayonnaise.
Nutrition
Serving: 1appetizer servings, Calories: 514kcal, Carbohydrates: 58g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 30g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 18g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 12mg, Sodium: 296mg, Potassium: 420mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 63IU, Vitamin C: 32mg, Calcium: 27mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
You totally do not need to double-fry yucca. You do with potato, but not yucca.
I’m not familiar w/ it at all… just following a recipe from a magazine for this one.