Yuca con Mojo (Yucca with Garlic Sauce)

Name: Yuca con Mojo (Yucca with Garlic Sauce)
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 2 lb. yucca, halved crosswise, peeled, and cut into thick wedges; Salt; 1 ⁄ 4 cup olive oil; 1 ⁄ 4 cup vegetable oil; 3 scallions, trimmed and minced; 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced; 1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley; Juice of 1 lime

Serves
serves 4

We discovered this distinctly Cuban side dish at La Fontana, a paladar—a privately run home-restaurant—in Havana.

Ingredients

2 lb. yucca, halved crosswise, peeled, and cut into thick wedges
Salt
¹⁄₄ cup olive oil
¹⁄₄ cup vegetable oil
3 scallions, trimmed and minced
3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
Juice of 1 lime

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Instructions

Step 1

Put yucca in a medium pot, cover with cold water by 2", and add a pinch of salt. Simmer over medium-high heat until very soft and slightly translucent, 30-40 minutes. Drain, then arrange on a platter.

Step 2

Meanwhile, heat olive and vegetable oils in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add scallions and garlic, season to taste with salt, and cook, stirring often, until soft, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and stir in parsley and lime juice. Serve yucca drizzled with the warm garlic sauce.