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.
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
Directions
- 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.
This was printed from MyColombianRecipes.com
Empar says
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 says
I like your experiments with yuca…I remember you also did a roasted version which intrigued me. This looks great too.
rebecca subbiah says
yummy, cool that you can use frozen very rich good for my lil one LOL
Danielle says
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 says
oh my, this looks lovely and a combination of two of my favorite flavors yuca and saffron!
justcooknyc says
parmesan and saffron sound like great additions to this.
KennyT says
This yuca with saffron looks so yummy!
Erica says
Thank you all for the comments!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie says
Saffron sounds like a fantastic addition for both flavor & color of this gorgeous side dish!
Soma says
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 says
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 says
Thank you everyone for visiting my blog!!!