🇨🇺 Cuban Cuisine

Yuca con Mojo

Cassava with Garlic Citrus Sauce

Prep Time 10 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 288 kcal

Tender boiled yuca drenched in a sizzling mojo sauce of garlic, sour orange, olive oil, and cumin — a fundamental Cuban side dish.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Boil yuca in salted water for 25-30 min until fork-tender. Drain and remove the fibrous core.
  2. 2 Heat olive oil in a small saucepan. Add sliced garlic and cook until fragrant and just golden, about 1 min.
  3. 3 Remove from heat. Carefully add sour orange juice, cumin, and salt — it will sizzle.
  4. 4 Add sliced onion to the hot mojo and stir.
  5. 5 Arrange yuca on a platter and pour the hot mojo over the top. Serve immediately.

Did You Know?

Mojo sauce is so essential to Cuban cooking that the verb "mojar" (to wet) gave it its name — every good dish needs to be drenched in mojo.