Name: Air Fryer Yuca Fries with Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 lbs Yuca ((peeled, cut, cored)); 1.5 cups Water; 1 TBL Canola Oil ((or coconut)); 1 Oil Mister; 2 teaspoons Kosher Salt; 4 oz Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce

These Air Fryer Yuca Fries with Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce, a Caribbean treat, make a great side dish or snack, without the grease.

Air Fryer Yuca Fries with Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce

Air Fryer Yucca Fries with Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce

I’m not a Fast Food Junkie and I don’t often opt for what is the easiest and quickest way to cook a meal.

On days when I don’t feel like cooking and do need dinner from a quick Fast Food place, I do try to make it one that at least uses real ingredients. Pollo Tropicale in Florida grills their chicken and uses wholesome ingredients.

Their Chicken is similar to Pollo Loco in California.

Their Fried Yuca with the Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce IS. TO. DIE. FOR!

That alone was worth the trip. Before leaving Florida and coming back to LA, I stopped there just to buy an order of Fried Yuca and load up on their Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce. I froze several containers of the Sauce.

Air Fryer Yuca Fries with Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce is as good as from the restaurant, without the grease and with only a few grams of fat! My Pressure Cooker Cuban Yuca Con Mojo is equally as good and cooks in just a few minutes, as well!

Air Fryer Yucca Fries with Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce

You will need a Pressure Cooker and an Air Fryer for this recipe.

If you do not have a Pressure Cooker, and why don’t you, you can boil the Yuca on the Stove.

Recipe and method are the same for frozen Yuca and works the same way as fresh.

Cut off ends of Yucca and cut in half

With a sharp knife, cut off the ends of the Yuca and cut them in half or in thirds. Yuca Root can be very long. Cut the Yuca into 3-4 inch pieces. It just makes it easier to peel in smaller pieces, rather than in one big long piece.

Plus, that is a good size for the Air Fryer Yuca Fries.

Yuca is very hard, so be careful not to cut off your fingers. Seriously, sharpen your knife before you get started.

You can see that super thick skin, which is also quite hard, almost like the bark on a tree. Yuca has a woody and fibrous core, which will need to be removed.

It can be done before or after cooking. I usually do it before cooking, just to be done with it.

Please make sure to be careful when removing the skin of the Yuca. Do not let your pets near it. Do not use it for compost. Do not taste the Yuca raw. Yuca has has linamarin which when eaten raw converts to cyanide in the stomach. Proper cooking of Yuca, eliminates that potential.

Use a Sharp Knife to Remove the Skin

If you want to use a Potato Peeler, make sure you have a very strong one that won’t break.

The skin is pretty thick.

For me it is easier to use a very Sharp Knife and slice off the skin. Keep the Yuca with one cut side on the cutting board, like a tree stump.

Add Yucca to a Steamer Basket

If using a Pressure Cooker, place the pieces of Yuca into a Strainer Basket.

This will make it easier to remove. If using a Stove Top, boil some water, add the Yuca and cook it until almost fork tender, about 15 minutes.

Place Steamer Basket in Pressure Cooker

Place the Steamer/Strainer Basket into your Pressure Cooker over the water.

On the Stove Top, Yuca takes about 25 minutes to cook. In the Pressure Cooker, it only takes 9 minutes.

Pollo Tropical Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce

While your Yuca is cooking in your Pressure Cooker, mix up the Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce and set it aside.

The ingredients need to merge and marry for optimal flavor.

Toss with Oil and Salt

After your Yuca is cooked and cooled a bit, so that you can handle, coat it with Coconut Oil or Canola Oil and some Kosher Salt.

This Fine Life Oil Mister works really well.

Add Yuca Fries to Seasoned Air Fryer Basket

Place the Air Fryer Yuca Fries into your Properly Seasoned Air Fryer Basket.

Give the Yuca Fries a shake every so often.

If you want a crispier Fry, just cook a bit longer than the time indicated on the recipe card below.

Air Fryer Yucca Fries w/Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce

These Air Fryer Yucca Fries with Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce just may become your go to snack!

Enjoy along side my Pressure Cooker Dirty Water Hot Dogs or my Air Fryer Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken Wings, for a wonderful meal.

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