Caribbean Yucca Fries
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 cups yucca root, peeled,cut into shoestring size pieces about 2 ½ inches long
- vegetable oil, as needed (for deep frying)
- salt and black pepper
-
Mango habanero ketchup
- 1 cup tomato ketchup
- 1⁄2 cup mango, very ripe,peeled,pit removed,and diced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon habanero pepper, outside of pepper chopped (optional)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
directions
- Heat tall deep-fry pot halfway with vegetable oil to 325 degrees F.
- Add 1 c.
- yucca fries to the oil at a time and fry for about 2½ minutes or until golden brown, cooked through, and crisp.
- Drain on paper towels, and season to taste.
- Repeat with three other batches.
- For ketchup: Combine all ingredients in blender, puree until smooth.
- Serve with yucca fries.
- Note: I would dry yucca with paper towels well before frying.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Crabbycakes
Grand Lake O the Cherokees, OK
I enjoy oil painting, travel and of course, cooking. One of my hobbies is collecting cookbooks.
I used to working in the restaurant industry and enjoy International cooking especially.
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