Stuffed Yuca (Cassava ) with ground beef

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

meat

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: ground turkey

Ground turkey is often less expensive and lower in fat.

cooking oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a cost-effective alternative for frying.

yuca

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Potatoes are more readily available and cheaper.

Put a pot with water to boil for yuca.

Add 2 pounds of frozen yuca to the boiling water with a little salt.

Boil yuca for 30 minutes, but recommend boiling for at least 1 hour until very soft.

In a skillet over medium-high heat, add 1 pound of extra lean ground beef without oil.

Break down the frozen meat with a wooden spatula until fully thawed and cooked.

Season the meat with adobo, black pepper, and 1 teaspoon of dominican oregano.

Add garlic powder, onion powder, and sofrito to the meat mixture and sauté for a few minutes.

Add 4 ounces of tomato sauce and 1/2 cup of water to the skillet, stir, and lower the heat to medium-low.

Cover and let the meat mixture cook for 5 minutes to blend flavors.

Remove the yuca from the pot and let it cool slightly before removing the hard string in the middle.

Mash the yuca in a bowl using a potato masher, adding a little of the cooking water as needed.

Season the mashed yuca with salt and black pepper to taste.

Let the mashed yuca cool completely before handling it to form balls.

Crush Ritz crackers in a food processor to use for breading the yuca balls.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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