Delicious Cuban-Style Yucca

Chef Buck cooks up a damn tasty root.

Yucca w/ garlic and onion recipe:
1 yucca root (approx. 16 0z.)
2 med onions (diced)
5-10 cloves garlic (diced)
Red pepper (or Cajun seasoning) (to taste)
2-3 Tbsp. Cumin
3-4 Tbsp. olive oil
----optional ingredients----
2 Tbsp lemon juice
Salt (to taste)

Cut and peel yucca. Slice into halves lengthwise and place in pot. Cover with water (pinch of salt) and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15-20 minutes or until root can be pierced easily with a fork. Do not overcook! Root should not be mushy. Drain and cool with water. Remove fibrous stem from center of root and cut into 1 inch chunks.
Heat olive oil in skillet. Add garlic and onion and let simmer. Add yucca. Add red pepper, cumin, and salt (optional). Mix and allow simmering 5 minutes. Stir as needed. Add more oil if needed. Remove from heat and add lemon juice (optional).

Yucca is an excellent substitute for potato. It goes great with stuffed peppers and a crisp green salad :^)

Bon Appetite!

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[carlblemming]

Why do you cut off the skin? Can you just wash it with a brush and leave the skin on?

[FromUnderTheRock]

@carlblemming

I love potato skins and almost always leave those on. The yucca skin, however, is much thicker ---more similiar to a bark than a skin. Yucca should not be eaten raw and the skin always removed before cooking, this helps remove toxins that can be harmful to the digestive system. I would describe the skin as "inedible" --but it is easily removed with a knife.

[DandJ420]

Looks tasty. But how often do you take the time to make a lovely dinner like that?

[FromUnderTheRock]

@DandJ420

We usually grab a bite out on the weekends, but during the week, I generally cook a decent dinner each night. It's cheap therapy :^)

[MSWmson]

Hey, Buck, dug this vid, even without an over-the-shoulder eggshell-toss. I've got a great fast, last-minute Emergency Chili recipe. Years and years in the making.

[FromUnderTheRock]

@MSWmson

I had a yucca toss in this vid, but it didn't move the plot forward, so I had to lose it.

[Justinbenjaminb]

Awesome thanks!

[Menelyagor12]

@DandJ420 doesnt take that long to cook dinner bro, unless your a moron.

[702chemist]

0:39 lmfao

[BadPennySB]

This made me laugh... I needed that, great video. I'm eating yuca for my health and cause I'm cuban.

[Daintytwinkletoes]

I like your way, and I'm gonna try this.

[sugarcane2013]

roflmfao! yes i love this funny shit nice :)

[chchi34]

i really like u and i love the video u get straight to the point....thanks

[Standingwithfeast]

I think this is one of the most appetizing yucca video I have seen. I intend to try some and perhaps grow them if possible. good video. simple cooking.

[NSLocomotiveFan]

Man, I am so subbing! Mother YUCCA!

[V3NOMXIII]

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