Madio chyryry - Receta de Comida Paraguaya - Gramajo de Mandioca Frita

mandioca

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: potato

Sweet potato offers a similar texture and flavor, while potatoes are more affordable.

ham

🥗Healthier: turkey ham

💰Cheaper: bacon

Turkey ham is lower in fat, while bacon is often cheaper.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories, while processed cheese is often less expensive.

Boil mandioca in salted water until tender, adding two cubes of flavor to the water.

Remove the fibrous center from the boiled mandioca and cut it into sticks.

Heat vegetable oil in a pot to fry the mandioca, ensuring the oil is hot enough to prevent sticking.

Fry the mandioca sticks for approximately 5 minutes until golden brown.

Prepare a bowl with paper towels to drain the fried mandioca.

In a separate pan, sauté diced onions in olive oil over medium heat with a pinch of salt.

Add sliced ham to the sautéed onions and stir.

Chop the garlic and add it to the pan with the onions and ham, stirring to combine.

In a bowl, whisk together 4 eggs, adding a bit of black pepper and salt.

Grate the Paraguayan cheese and set it aside.

Once the onion and ham mixture is cooked, carefully add the fried mandioca to the pan and mix well.

Add the grated Paraguayan cheese to the mixture.

Pour the egg mixture over the mandioca and stir until the eggs are set.

Chop the parsley and sprinkle it over the dish before serving.

Cooking Techniques

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