How To Air Fry Yucca

Place yuca in basket of air fryer and place basket with yuca into air fryer.

How to air fry yucca. Don t crowd the pan each fry should be touching the pan. Drain and dry thoroughly. Boil in water with salt until the yuca can be pierced with a fork. Place yuca in mixing bowl and coat with oil and salt. Air fry at 365 o f for approximately 15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown tossing in between cooking.

Heat oil in deep fryer to 375 degrees f 190 degrees c. Allow the fries to air dry then add them to a cast iron pan with 2 tablespoons of oil. Next drain the yuca batons from the water bowl and boil for 5 minutes. Cook at 380 degrees for 12 15 minutes flipping yuca fries half way through. Drain well remove the hard fibrous stems in the center of the cooked pieces.

Slice the yuca into your desired fry shape. 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. Don t overcrowd the fryer as you want the fries to have room to cook evenly. Set the dried yuca aside and allow to cool.

Mix oil and seasoning in a bowl. Once you ve used a strainer to remove the water pat the yuca dry. Use a mandolin to cut thin evenly sized tapioca slices. If you prefer larger fries cut the yuca longer and thinner. Place the cooked yuca in a bowl and toss olive oil salt and pepper to taste.

Fry the yuca fries for 2 3 minutes on each side until golden brown. Fry the yuca in batches until golden brown and crispy about 5 minutes per batch. Then soak them in cold water for about 15 minutes. Serve immediately with salt and pepper to taste. Check and cook until yuca fries are golden brown a bit crispy and soft on the inside.