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Cassava Recipes

Yucca (cassava) Wasabi Whip

1 lb. yucca (peeled and cubed)

6c water

1 1/2 tsp. salt

2 cloves garlic

1 tsp. wasabi paste

1c rice milk

Directions:

In a medium sauce pot bring water and salt to a boil. Add yucca and garlic; boil until yucca and garlic are tender. Drain the water off and mash with a potato masher until mixture is smooth. Add wasabi paste and milk as needed to make mixture as smooth as possible.

Add salt and pepper to taste. With a wire whisk, whip mixture until light and fluffy. Enjoy with fish, chicken or any entrée.


Yucca Bread

2 cups grated, peeled yucca

6 egg whites, beaten

3 (14 ounce) can coconut milk

1 1/2 whole wheat flour

1 1/2 cups honey

Directions:

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Stir the yucca, egg whites, honey, flour and coconut milk together in a bowl until thoroughly combined; pour into a baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Switch the oven’s broiler on and bake under the broiler until the top of the cake is browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Cool completely in refrigerator before serving.

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Chef Praylani

Praylani Henry is a chef in the Atlanta area. She started her culinary journey in San Leandro California at the age of 12 when her grandmother taught her how to cook. At the age of 18, she moved to Atlanta and attended Le Cordon Bleu College of the Culinary Arts.

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