Yucca Black Bean Fritters / Crunch Patties
I had a plain yucca dish (it had onions that I picked off, but was just yucca and butter; or it might've been corn oil) at a restaurant and took the leftovers home...they got a new life as Latin-inspired fritters with a can of black beans. I threw this together at the last minute to use up the leftovers before they went bad. Next time I make this (with fresh yucca too) I want to add some chopped garlic, I did this a second time with Recipe #389616 because the first batch was pretty bland. Makes about 15-20 yo-yo sized fritters.
READY IN: 35mins
SERVES: 15
YIELD: 15 fritters
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1
- 1⁄2lb yucca root
- 1⁄2cup flour
- 2
- 1⁄4teaspoon salt
- 2teaspoons all-purpose Mexican seasoning (see description for link to recipe, or use your own)
- 1⁄4
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DIRECTIONS
- Peel and wash the yucca. Cut into pieces.
- Boil in salted water for about 15-20 minutes or until tender. (shorter time if you use a pressure cooker; which is just a dream in my current ghetto kitchen that has no $%*#@ space.).
- Plop the tender yucca pieces into the food processor. Add the flour as well. Rinse and drain the black beans and put them in too.
- Continuously pulse until the ingredients have pureed together-- but not entirely pureed, about halfway. There needs to be some whole beans and yucca chunks in there or else there's nothing to chew on.
- Add the spices, and butter or oil and pulse again until melded.
- If your food processor is a pain in the @$$ like mine, chances are some large yucca chunks and whole black beans are in there too. This is fine, I actually found this really added to the texture and flavor.
- With your hands, form patties about the size of yo-yos. There should be about 15-20 of them.
- Let the patties sit for a while (about 10 minutes. In my case, I had to run to class so I put them in a container in the fridge for 2 hours and fried them up when I returned.).
- Pour canola oil in a frying pan and make sure the oil doesn't get too hot.
- Fry the patties in the oil, about 2-3 minutes on each side.
- Blot on paper towels and serve with salsa, sour cream, and/or guacamole or your favorite dipping sauce and enjoy.
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