Title: Fried Yucca with Feta Cheese Sauce
Categories: Appetizer
Yield: 1 Servings
| 4 | | Pieces of yucca root |
| 1/4 | c | Vegetable oil for frying |
| 2 | tb | Fine chopped hot chile |
| | | Pepper |
| 1/4 | ts | Salt |
| 1/2 | c | Vegetable oil |
| 1/2 | c | Evaporated milk |
| 1/2 | ts | Lemon juice |
| 1/4 | c | Chopped onion rinsed in |
| | | Boiling water |
Peel yucca down to white flesh and place in boiling water and boil for 20
minutes. Remove yucca and let cool. When cool, cut yucca into slices, being
sure to remove the tough center fibers. Pan fry in 1/4 cup vegetable oil
until browned. The sauce can be prepared while the yucca is cooling. Mash
feta cheese and egg yolks together using a fork. Mix in chile pepper and
salt with beaters. Pour in the vegetable oil a little at a time while
beating continuously. Add evaporated milk and lemon juice and beat well.
Mix in onion. Serve as appetizer using the sauce for dipping or th yucca
can be served as a side dish with the sauce poured over it. The onion can
be place in a strainer and rinsed until tender in the boiling water from
which the yucca was removed.