Arepitas De Yuca Dominican Recipe | Yuca Fritters | Easy Dominican Food

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in fat and calories, while cream cheese provides a similar creamy texture.

cooking oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier due to its monounsaturated fats, while vegetable oil is often less expensive.

Peel the yucca.

Thread the yucca using a grater.

Heat a pot for frying.

Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the yucca mixture.

Add 1 egg to the mixture and mix well.

Add 1 teaspoon of sugar and salt to taste.

Decide if more egg is needed based on the mixture consistency.

Add 1/8 cup of milk to the mixture and mix well.

Heat oil in the pot until hot.

Drop spoonfuls of the mixture into the hot oil.

Fry for about 3 minutes until golden brown, then turn them over.

Remove fritters when golden brown on both sides and place on a clean plate.

Cooking Techniques

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