Yucca con Mojo

Description
Boiled Yuca with Garlic Sauce

Ingredients

 * 6 medium-size yucas, peeled and cut 1 to 1½ inches thick
 * 1 cup sour orange juice
 * 10 garlic cloves, peeled
 * 1 cup Spanish olive oil
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley, optional

Directions

 * 1) In a large pot over medium heat, simmer the yuca, covered in salted water, until very tender, 25 to 30 minutes, and drain.
 * 2) Meanwhile, prepare the garlic sauce, or mojo criollo: mash the garlic and salt into a paste.
 * 3) Stir in the orange juice.
 * 4) In a saucepan, heat the oil just to a boiling point and remove it from the heat.
 * 5) Whisk in the orange juice mixture until well blended.
 * 6) Transfer the yuca to a serving bowl or platter, and toss with the garlic sauce.
 * 7) Sprinkle with the parsley, if desired.
 * 8) Serve immediately.