¡Carimañolas Tradicionales! 🥟 Receta Fácil y Rápida

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey offers lower fat content.

yuca

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Sweet potato provides similar texture with added nutrients.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds flavor.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers a similar acidity.

Wash yuca and remove the root.

Cook yuca in hot water with salt for 20 minutes, ensuring water only covers the yuca.

Prepare the filling by heating 1 tablespoon of achiote oil (or regular oil with paprika) in a skillet.

Add onion, garlic, and bell pepper to the skillet and sauté until soft.

Add ground beef and season with salt and cumin, cooking until the mixture is dry and flavorful.

Let the beef filling cool before using it to fill the yuca.

Mash the cooked yuca until smooth, adding a bit of oil to prevent stickiness.

Refrigerate the yuca mixture for an hour for better consistency.

Form the yuca into oval shapes, making a cavity for the beef filling.

Fill the cavity with the beef mixture and seal the edges tightly.

Fry the carimañolas in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.

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