🇸🇻 Salvadoran Cuisine

Yuca Frita

Fried Cassava

Prep Time 40 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 328 kcal

Golden-fried cassava sticks served crispy on the outside and fluffy inside, accompanied by curtido slaw and tomato salsa. A beloved Salvadoran street food.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Boil yuca in salted water until tender but still firm, about twenty minutes. Drain and let cool slightly.
  2. 2 Remove the fibrous core from each piece. Cut into thick sticks about the size of large french fries.
  3. 3 Heat oil to 180C in a deep pot. Fry yuca sticks in batches until golden and crispy, about five minutes per batch.
  4. 4 Drain on paper towels and season with salt immediately while still hot. Serve with curtido and tomato salsa.

Did You Know?

Yuca was one of the primary food sources for the ancient Maya and Pipil peoples of El Salvador long before the Spanish arrival.