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.