Snack

Crispy Yuca Fritters with Smoked Chile & Lime Crema

Name: Crispy Yuca Fritters with Smoked Chile & Lime Crema
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound fresh yuca root, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 2 ancho chiles, seeded and torn; ¾ cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 2 eggs; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; Salt and white pepper to taste; Oil for frying (vegetable or peanut, 2 cups); ½ cup sour cream; 1 lime, charred on open flame; ¼ teaspoon smoked sea salt; 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, minced

Cassava root is boiled until tender, then folded into a silky batter with roasted garlic and smoked ancho. Each fritter is fried until shatteringly crisp and served with a velvety smoked chile crema laced with charred lime juice—a refined spin on Caribbean street food.

740calper serving 10gprotein 78gcarbs 45gfat 20min prep 35min cook 4serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this