World Flavors Cookbook

Nuégados de Yuca

Name: Nuégados de Yuca
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: El Salvador
Ingredients: 2 cups grated raw yuca 1 egg 1/2 cup crumbled cheese 1 cup panela (sugar cane block) 1 cup water Cinnamon stick

Soft yuca fritters served with a signature dark panela syrup (miel de panela).

Cuisine: El Salvador

Ingredients

2 cups grated raw yuca 1 egg 1/2 cup crumbled cheese 1 cup panela (sugar cane block) 1 cup water Cinnamon stick

Instructions

Mix the grated yuca with egg and cheese. Form into small patties or balls. Fry in hot oil until golden. For the syrup, boil panela, water, and cinnamon until it becomes a thick dark syrup. Serve the fritters warm, drenched in the miel de panela.