Cooking Cuban - Yuca con mojo (Cassava in garlic sauce)

yuca

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Sweet potato offers similar texture with added nutrients.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats with a neutral flavor.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice maintains acidity while being more accessible.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: spinach

Parsley offers a similar fresh flavor with lower cost.

Peel the yuca root and chop it into chunks.

Put the yuca into your pressure cooker and fill it with enough water to cover the yuca. Add salt.

Cook for 20 minutes in the pressure cooker. If using a regular pot, bring the water to a boil, add the yuca and pinch with a fork occasionally until it is very soft.

Remove the yuca from water. Remove the 'stems' or 'roots' from the center of the yuca.

Drizzle with mojo and enjoy!

Cooking Techniques

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