Copy of How To make Yuca Con Mojo

yuca

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Sweet potato offers similar texture with added nutrients.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats with a neutral flavor.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice maintains acidity while being more accessible.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: spinach

Parsley offers a similar fresh flavor with lower cost.

Cut the ends off the yuca and slice it into thirds.

Peel the yuca by running a knife down the back or cutting into it and using the knife to peel it away.

Fill a pot with room temperature water and turn on the heat.

Add salt to the water, making it snow over the yuca.

Once the water is boiling, add the yuca and cook until tender.

While the yuca is cooking, slice the onion into rings after peeling it.

Press down on a garlic clove to release it and then slice it.

Once the yuca is cooked and pulls apart easily, prepare to sauté the onion and garlic with the yuca.

Add salt and black pepper to taste while sautéing.

Finish with a squeeze of lime for flavor.

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