How to make Arepa De Yuca

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and provides a similar texture.

Select a good piece of yuca, avoiding any that are beat up.

Cut off the ends of the yuca and slice it down the middle.

Peel the yuca skin off carefully, using a knife you are comfortable with.

Rinse off the cutting board to use as a surface for mashing.

Place the peeled yuca on the cutting board and be careful with your fingers while working with it.

After peeling, place the yuca into a bowl and add a pinch of salt.

Crack 1 egg into the bowl with the yuca.

Add a little bit of butter to the mixture.

Mix everything together thoroughly.

Add a small layer of oil to a skillet and heat it up.

Form the yuca mixture into small dumpling-like patties.

Once the oil is hot, drop the patties into the skillet.

Fry the patties until they are golden brown, checking for oil splatters as an indicator of readiness.

Remove the patties from the skillet and let excess oil drain off.

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