How To Air Fry Yucca

Heat oil in deep fryer to 375 degrees f 190 degrees c.

How to air fry yucca. You may find that you need to make the fries in two batches. Drain and allow to steam for several minutes until cool enough to handle. Air fry at 365 o f for approximately 15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown tossing in between cooking. Then soak them in cold water for about 15 minutes. Cook at 380 degrees for 12 15 minutes flipping yuca fries half way through.

Use a mandolin to cut thin evenly sized tapioca slices. Fry the yuca in batches until golden brown and crispy about 5 minutes per batch. Drain well remove the hard fibrous stems in the center of the cooked pieces. Place yuca in mixing bowl and coat with oil and salt. Check and cook until yuca fries are golden brown a bit crispy and soft on the inside.

Next drain the yuca batons from the water bowl and boil for 5 minutes. Boil in water with salt until the yuca can be pierced with a fork. Transfer the yuca into a dry bowl add oil salt and pepper and the remaining seasonings. Don t overcrowd the fryer as you want the fries to have room to cook evenly. Mix oil and seasoning in a bowl.

Allow the fries to air dry then add them to a cast iron pan with 2 tablespoons of oil. If you prefer larger fries cut the yuca longer and thinner. Drain and dry thoroughly. Serve immediately with salt and pepper to taste. Don t crowd the pan each fry should be touching the pan.

Slice the yuca into your desired fry shape. Once you ve used a strainer to remove the water pat the yuca dry. If you prefer thicker fries cut the yuca into wider wedges. Place the cooked yuca in a bowl and toss olive oil salt and pepper to taste. Cut the yuca into french fry sized sticks discarding the fibrous core.