🇵🇾 Paraguayan Cuisine

Pastel Mandi'o

Cassava Turnovers

Prep Time 35 min

Servings 10

Difficulty Medium

Calories 274 kcal

Crispy deep-fried turnovers made with cassava dough and filled with seasoned ground beef, onion, and hard-boiled egg — a crunchy, satisfying Paraguayan street snack.

Ingredients

1kg cassava, peeled and boiled
2 tbsp cassava starch
1 egg (for dough)
Salt
400g ground beef
1 onion, diced
1 bell pepper, diced
2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
1 tsp cumin
Oil for frying

Instructions

1 Boil cassava until tender. Mash until smooth. Mix with cassava starch, egg, and salt to form a pliable dough.
2 Cook filling: sauté onion and bell pepper, add beef and cumin. Cook through. Stir in chopped boiled eggs. Cool.
3 Take a ball of dough, flatten in your palm, place filling in center.
4 Fold over and seal edges by pressing with a fork.
5 Deep fry at 175°C until golden and crispy, about 4-5 min.
6 Drain and serve hot.

Did You Know?

Pastel mandi'o vendors are fixtures at every Paraguayan football stadium — no match is complete without munching on these cassava turnovers.