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Yuca con Mojo

Name: Yuca con Mojo
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Cuba
Ingredients: 600g (frozen) Cassava; 6 cloves Garlic; 80ml Olive oil; 60ml Orange Juice; 2 tbsp Lime juice; 1/2 Onion; A pinch Cumin powder; 1 tsp Salt

Side Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Boiled cassava topped with mojo, a garlic and citrus sauce — a classic Cuban side.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Yuca con mojo is a must on the Cuban table: tender boiled yuca (cassava) dressed with a sauce of garlic-rich oil, sour orange juice, and onion. It always accompanies the roast pig on Christmas Eve.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On Christmas Eve in a Havana home, a platter of boiled cassava is dressed with garlicky sauce and set beside the roast pork.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Cassava 600g (frozen)
Garlic 6 cloves
Olive oil 80ml
Orange Juice 60ml
Lime juice 2 tbsp
Onion 1/2
Cumin powder A pinch
Salt 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Boil the cassava in salted water for 20 minutes until tender and remove the fibrous core.
Crush the garlic with a little salt.
Warm the olive oil in a small pan and add the sliced onion and garlic until fragrant.
Turn off the heat and add the orange juice, lime juice, and cumin.
Pour the sauce over the hot cassava.

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