Yuca With Garlic Sauce Yuca Con Mojo Recipes

YUCA WITH GARLIC SAUCE (YUCA CON MOJO)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Boil yuca in salted water until tender, about 30 minutes.
• Drain yuca and place it in a serving dish. Set aside, but keep warm by covering bowl. Don't allow it to come back to room temperature while you make garlic sauce.
• Combine onions, orange juice, lime juice, cilantro, and garlic in a bowl. Pour mixture over yuca.
• Heat olive oil, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper in a heavy pan until hot, about 1 minute, being careful not to burn spices. Pour hot oil over yuca. Garnish with additional cilantro and orange zest, as desired.

YUCCA WITH GARLIC SAUCE (YUCA CON MOJO)

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.

YUCCA WITH GARLIC SAUCE: YUCCA CON MOJO

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

YUCA CON MOJO

Steps:

• Boil the yuca until tender and set aside in a bowl. Mix the onions, sour orange juice, cilantro and garlic and pour it over the yuca. In a pan heat up oil very, very hot (make sure it does not smoke). Pour the hot oil over the yuca.

YUCA WITH GARLIC-CITRUS SAUCE: YUCCA CON MOJO

Steps:

• In a pot of boiling water, cook the yucca until tender, but not falling apart and losing its shape, about 10 minutes. Remove the yucca from the water, and dunk into an ice bath to stop the cooking process (shocking) and set aside.
• Meanwhile, make the mojo. In a blender, place half of the red onion, garlic, parsley, cilantro, and lime juice. Start to puree and slowly drizzle in the olive oil. When well pureed, season with salt and pepper and set aside. Julienne the remaining half of the onion.
• Heat 2 inches of oil in a deep cast iron skillet to 375 degrees F. Begin frying the partially cooked yucca until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• When uniform in color, remove the yucca from the oil and place in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the mojo over the yucca, and garnish with the other half of the red onion.

YUCCA CON MOJO: YUCA WITH GARLIC SAUCE

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.

YUCCA WITH GARLIC SAUCE: YUCCA CON MOJO

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.

YUCA CON MOJO (BOILED YUCCA WITH GARLIC SAUCE)

Steps:

• Place the yucca in a large pot with water to cover about 1" above. Add the lime juice and lightly salt the water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, cover the pot and continue simmering for about 20-30 minutes or until yucca is tender, but not falling apart. Remove from heat and drain. Extract the string-like fiber from the inside middle of the yucca and discard. Cover and set aside. You may use a mortar and pestle or a food processor, and mash the garlic cloves together with the salt. In a deep skillet, add the olive oil, the mashed garlic, the chopped onions, and the lemon juice. Stir and heat over medium-high heat until it starts simmering. Remove from heat and pour over the cooked yucca. Serve as a side dish.

YUCA WITH MOJO SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel and halve the yuca roots. Place yuca in a large pot with 1 teaspoon salt and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes or until just tender. Do not overcook or it will get slimy/mushy. When cooked, let sit in the warm water until ready to serve.
• Meanwhile, make Mojo sauce. Heat a small skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil. Add garlic, onion, and remaining teaspoon salt and cook until onion is softened, about 2 minutes. Turn off heat and whisk in the juice of one lemon.
• Drain yuca and transfer to serving dish. Drizzle Mojo over top and serve warm.