Description

Sure, you've eaten french fries, sweet potato fries, and maybe even plantain fries, but there's one more crispy side dish you should add to your fry rotation: yuca fries. Also called cassava fries, these tasty little bites are made from yuca (a.k.a. cassava), a starchy root often used in Latin American and Caribbean cuisines.

Directions

Steps to Make It
Gather the ingredients.

Ingredients for Caribbean Cassava (Yuca) Fries gathered 
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Peel the yuca and cut it lengthwise into 4-inch pieces.
The cassava (yuca) is being peeled with a potato peeler on a cutting board
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Add the yuca to a pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil. When the pot comes to a boil, season with salt to taste. Let yuca cook until fork tender, about 20 minutes.

Cut yuca cooking in a pot 
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Drain the cooked yuca well and let it cool until it's easy to handle.
Drain and cooked cassava resting in a colander 
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Cut the yuca pieces in half and remove the hard spine in the middle. Cut the halved pieces into 1/2-inch strips.

Cassava pieces cut in half and with their hard spine in the middle removed
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Add about 2 to 3 inches of oil to a heavy pot or Dutch oven and heat over high until the oil is 350 F. Working in batches, fry yuca pieces until they are gently browned.

Cuts of yuca being fried in a pot
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Using a slotted spoon, remove yuca fries from hot oil and let drain on paper towels. Season with salt and pepper.

Fried yuca on a paper towel lined plate 
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Serve just as you would french fries with ketchup, mojito garlic dipping sauce, or spicy homemade mayo.

Caribbean Cassava (Yuca) Fries on a tan plate 
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Recipe Variation
Yuca (cassava) fries are delicious with salt and pepper, but you can also toss them in herbs and spices for more flavor.

 Yuca con Mojo (Yuca With Garlic Sauce)