Buñuelos de Yuca y Queso (Yuca and Cheese Fritters)

Name: Buñuelos de Yuca y Queso (Yuca and Cheese Fritters)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cinnamon stick; 79 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 3 larges eggs, beaten; 227 grams queso duro or haloumi (See Notes), finely grated; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 2 liters vegetable oil; 118 milliliters water; 680 grams yuca root (See Notes)

Buñuelos de Yuca y Queso (Yucan and Cheese Fritters) is a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly hor d'oeuvre. This recipe serves 20. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 204 calories. Head to the store and pick up salt, sugar, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 200°F.

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Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until temperature registers 350°F (oil should be about 1 1/2 inches deep). Line a large baking sheet with two layers of paper towels.

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Cooking Oil

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Baking Sheet

Paper Towels

Dutch Oven

Peel yuca with a standard peeler. Using the small holes of a box grater, grate yuca into a large bowl.

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Cassava

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Box Grater

Peeler

Bowl

Add cheese, eggs, baking powder, and salt and stir until thoroughly combined.

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Baking Powder

Cheese

Egg

Salt

Drop yuca mixture into oil by heaping tablespoonfuls—4 to 5 at a time—and fry until puffed and golden, 3 to 5 minutes. With a spider or slotted spoon, transfer buñuelos to prepared baking sheet and keep warm in oven. Repeat frying procedure with remaining yuca mixture, allowing oil to return to 350°F between batches.

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Cassava

Cooking Oil

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Slotted Spoon

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To make the syrup, combine sugar, dark brown sugar, water, cinnamon stick, and cloves in a small saucepan until sugars are completely dissolved. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, then, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 5 minutes.

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Dark Brown Sugar