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    Baked Yuca Fries with Sriracha Mayo Dip

    Appetizers, Salads, Sides

    These Baked Yuca Fries with Sriracha Mayo Dip have been my highlight of the week! Growing up eating yuca, it’s so exciting to be able to play around in the kitchen with this delicious vegetable. 

    Yuca is a tuberous veggie just like potatoes and sweet potatoes, which makes it a great substitute.

    A one cup portion provides a good source of fiber and potassium, and an excellent source of vitamin C. It is an excellent source of complex carbohydrates that will still get nice and crispy like your standard fries would.

    Now let’s talk about Sriracha. I could honestly put Sriracha on anything and everything, and so we did just that. The Sriracha Mayo Dip to accompany these fries is dressed to impress. Mix with Sriracha and garlic powder and we are cooking. Let’s actually get to cooking.

    To begin, boil the yuca chunks for 25 minutes in a pot of water with the cover on. While that’s boiling, add the mayonnaise, Sriracha sauce and garlic powder to a small bowl or cup and mix it well with a spoon and scoop into a small bowl. Set aside the dip while we finish up with the yuca. Preheat the oven to 400F. Once the yuca is finished boiling, drain, allow to cool, and using a knife, cut each yuca chunk lengthwise into 5-6 pieces, so that they resemble thick french fries. Make sure you remove the fibrous pieces from the center while cutting. Assemble the yuca fries on a baking sheet, and drizzle olive oil over them evenly. Pop them into the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Then, open the oven and flip the yuca fries with a spatula. Bake for another 10 minutes. Once done, allow to cool and enjoy with our homemade Sriracha Mayo Dip!

    Feel free to drop us a line in the comments and let us know what you think of our Baked Yuca Fries with Sriracha Mayo Dip!

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    Baked Yuca Fries with Sriracha Mayo Dip
    Servings: 4
    Ingredients
    • 2 pounds yuca, peeled and cut crosswise into 4" pieces
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise
    • 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
    • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
    Instructions
    1. In a pot of water, boil the yuca chunks for 25 minutes, with the cover on
    2. While that's boiling, add the mayonnaise, Sriracha sauce and garlic powder to a small bowl or cup

    3. Mix well with a spoon and scoop into a small bowl. Set aside
    4. Preheat the oven to 400F
    5. Once the yucca is finished boiling, drain, allow to cool, and using a knife, cut each yucca chunk lengthwise into 5-6 pieces, so that they resemble thick french fries
    6. Make sure you remove the fibrous pieces from the center
    7. Assemble the yucca fries on a baking sheet, and drizzle olive oil over them evenly
    8. Pop into the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Open the oven, and with a spatula, flip the yucca fries. Bake for another 10 minutes
    9. Once done, allow to cool and enjoy with our homemade Sriracha Mayo Dip!

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    1. Team Gillis Realtor says

      January 15, 2017 at 12:18 pm

      We really love french fries. This is a modern one and it really looks good. The dip is amazing and simple to make. This is great for parties and snacks at home.

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    2. Gustavo Woltmann says

      January 15, 2017 at 4:51 pm

      Thank you for this Baked Yucca Fries with Sriracha Mayo Dip. I will try it at home. So Yummy!

      – Gustavo Woltmann

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    3. Marie-Josee says

      January 24, 2017 at 11:40 pm

      Hello! I would like to know what is “yucca”? I am from Canada and I have no idea what it is! Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
      • Wendy says

        January 26, 2017 at 4:53 pm

        Hello! It’s also known as cassava. It’s a starchy root vegetable a bit more dense that potato. It’s delicious in stews, mashed up, or as it is here! Very popular in Latin America and Africa

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        • Marie-Josee says

          February 1, 2017 at 9:20 pm

          Ah oui! I know what it is! Thanks|

          Reply
    4. Lee ~ Dragon'sEyeView says

      February 6, 2019 at 11:25 pm

      These turned out fantastic! And we love Sriracha Mayo Dip (we don’t put in the garlic and call it Dip-Dip). I didn’t know Hellmann’s had vegan mayo — we love the JUST brand!

      Reply
      • Wendy says

        February 8, 2019 at 5:30 pm

        happy to hear you enjoyed it!! yuca fries are always a winner

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