Saffron Mashed Yuca
Ingredients
- 1 pound frozen yuca or cassava
- ½ teaspoon saffron threads
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ¼ cup grated parmesan
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
- Place the yuca in a medium pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce the heat and simmer, covered for 15 to 20 minutes, or until fork tender.
- Heat the milk, cream, garlic and saffron in a medium sauce pan over medium heat until simmering. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Drain the yuca and remove ay fiber from the center. Mash and add the milk saffron mixture, salt, pepper and parmesan cheese. Stir to combine and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 454kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 7gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 164mgPotassium: 449mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1049IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 201mgIron: 1mg
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Yuca is a staple in Colombia. It is definitely one of my favorite vegetables and I am always looking for ways to cook it. The saffron gives this recipe beautiful color and a delicious taste.
Empar
No hace mucho tiempo que descubrí la yuca, y me gusta mucho.
Tendré que probar esta receta que tiene que estar muy buena.
Un beso.
Joan Nova
I like your experiments with yuca...I remember you also did a roasted version which intrigued me. This looks great too.
rebecca subbiah
yummy, cool that you can use frozen very rich good for my lil one LOL
Danielle
I just found out today that saffron is $11 for .5 g insane!!! I've never tried Yucca....your dish sounds really good. What does Yucca taste like?
Oysterculture
oh my, this looks lovely and a combination of two of my favorite flavors yuca and saffron!
justcooknyc
parmesan and saffron sound like great additions to this.
KennyT
This yuca with saffron looks so yummy!
Erica
Thank you all for the comments!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
Saffron sounds like a fantastic addition for both flavor & color of this gorgeous side dish!
Soma
wow what a beautiful color! if i did not read i would have thought this is a mango dessert with saffron. wonderful things combined together.
Juju
I made something just like this by accident the other day. It happened after I'd over boiled my yucca.
I like the saffron addition.
Erica
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Anonymous
Can you use fresh cassava?
Erica Dinho
Yes