PASTEL DE YUCA FT ASISECOCINAENESTACASA

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor without dairy, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

Cut the yuca into chunks.

Boil yuca in plenty of water with salt and a clove of garlic until tender.

Boil the eggs at the same time.

Chop the bell pepper, green onions, and carrot into small pieces.

Grate the tomatoes.

In a skillet, heat some oil and sauté the chopped garlic and green onions for 3 minutes.

Add the chopped bell pepper and cook for 4 more minutes.

Stir in the grated tomatoes and cook for another 3 minutes.

Add the ground beef and cook for 5 minutes.

Mix in the chopped carrot and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.

Add the canned peas and cook for 5 more minutes.

Chop the boiled eggs and mix them into the filling.

Once the yuca is cooked, mash it into a puree.

Place the puree on a surface and gradually add yuca starch until a dough forms, adjusting for moisture.

Take small portions of the dough, oil your hands, and flatten them into circles.

Place the filling in the center and fold the dough over, sealing it like an empanada.

Deep-fry the filled yuca pastries until golden brown on both sides.

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