Cuban Yucca Fries - Yuca Frita with cilantro sauce

yucca

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Sweet potatoes provide a similar texture with added nutrients.

Cut the yucca into thick strips resembling steak fries.

Prepare the cilantro sauce by mashing garlic and cilantro in a mortar with a little water.

Add lemon juice, parsley, salt, and pepper to the mashed mixture.

Mix in mayonnaise and the rest of the water to achieve a creamy consistency.

Heat corn oil in a deep fryer or large pot.

Fry the pre-cooked yucca until golden brown, a few minutes on each side.

Serve the yucca fries with cilantro sauce.

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