Spiced yuca chips
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2½ | pounds | Fresh yuca; (cassava, available |
| ; at most Hispanic | ||
| ; produce markets), | ||
| ; cut into 4-inch | ||
| ; sections | ||
| Vegetable oil for deep frying | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Chili powder |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Salt |
| A pinch of cayenne | ||
Directions
With a paring knife make a ⅛-inch deep slit down the length of each yuca section and with the aid of the knife pry off the brown and the white layers. In a food processor fitted with the 1-mm. slicing disk slice the yuca crosswise. In a kettle heat 1-½ inches of the oil to 375F. on a deep-fat thermometer. Separating the yuca slices, drop them, 1 at a time, into the oil and fry them in batches, turning them, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until they are pale golden, transferring them as they are fried to paper towels to drain. In a small bowl stir together the chili powder, the salt, and the cayenne and in a large bowl toss the chips with the spice mixture.
Gourmet July 1991
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