Crispy yuca con chicharron recipe: Irresistible Latin delight for food lovers!

While many Latin American and Caribbean countries have their own dishes with yuca, this mouth-watering recipe follows the traditional dishes from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.

Ingredients:

• 4 Yuca
• Homemade tomato sauce (recipe below)
• Pork Rinds
• 5 Garlic clove
• 2 Onions
• 1 Cucumber
• 1 Radish
• Watercress
• 6 Tomatoes, sliced
• Cabbage, sliced
• Bell pepper
• Oregano
• Water

Serves 2

Directions:

For Yucca:

Wash and peel the yuca. Cut the yuca into smaller pieces. Place the yuca in a saucepan with enough water to cover it. Add 1 sliced onion and 1 garlic clove to the pot and bring to a boil. Once the yuca is tender, remove ingredients from the water. Transfer the yucca to a bowl and mash, leaving big pieces if preferred.

For Sauce:

In a saucepan, boil 5 tomatoes, sliced onion, 4 garlic cloves, oregano, a pinch of salt, and a splash of water.

Once cooked, blend the ingredients until a sauce if formed.

Heat olive oil in a pan. Add the sauce and cook for 1-2 minutes.

Serving

Once the yuca and the sauce are ready, add the yucca puree to a bowl. Top it with tomato sauce.

Crush pork rinds and add on top of the bowl. Top with watercress, cubed radish, cubed tomatoes, and sliced cabbage.

Homemade tomato sauce