Yucca With Garlic Sauce Yucca Con Mojo Recipes

Steps:

• Cover the yucca with cold salted water, bring to a boil, and cook the yucca until very tender, about 30 minutes.
• Soak the onions in the vinegar for 30 minutes.
• Crush the garlic and place in the oil. Heat the oil until almost smoking. Place the onions on top of the yucca. Pour the very hot oil over the yucca.

Steps:

• Place the yucca in a large 6-quart pot. Cover with 5 quarts cold water.
• Add the salt and bring to boil over high heat.
• Lower heat to medium and cook covered until it feels tender when pierced with a fork but still keeps its shape, about 30 minutes.
• Be careful not to overcook because yucca can turn into a gooey paste.
• Turn the heat to low and leave the yucca in the hot water until ready to serve.
• For The Mojo Sauce:.
• While the yucca cooks, prepare the mojo sauce.
• Heat the olive oil until fragrant in a medium frying pan over medium-high heat. Saute the onion rings until lightly golden.
• Add the garlic and the cumin and saute, stirring for a few seconds, until golden.
• Pour in the bitter orange juice.
• Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Very quickly, drain the yucca in a large colander and transfer to a decorative serving platter.
• Cover with the mojo sauce and serve piping hot.
• In Cuba and the Hispanic Caribbean, yucca con mojo is served alongside rice and beans and roast pork.

Steps:

• Place yucca in saucepan; until yucca is just covered, add salt and lime juice and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer until tender--about 30 minutes.
• Drain and keep warm.
• Mash garlic cloves into salt with mortar and pestle (or use food processor).
• Add garlic, lemon juice, and onions to olive oil in a separate pan, heat until bubbling, then pour over yucca.
• Toss yucca & sauce "lightly" cooking to saute over medium heat; till barely brown but not CRISP!
• Serve.