Cuban-Style Recipe « Cuban-Style Yuca

Made with yuca, or cassava, a Latin American root vegetable similar to potatoes, this simple dish is the way my granny used to make it.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds yuca, peeled and sliced lengthwise
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup olive oil
• ½ onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Cooking Directions

1. Place the yuca into a pan and fill with enough water to cover. Stir in salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, cover, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, and place yucca on a serving plate.
2. Meanwhile, place the olive oil, onion, garlic, and lemon juice into a pan. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes. Pour the hot olive oil mixture over the yuca, and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

• calories268.3
• carbohydrateContent43.4 g
• fatContent9 g
• fiberContent2.1 g
• proteinContent5.7 g
• saturatedFatContent1.3 g
• sodiumContent204 mg
• sugarContent2.6 g