Yucca and Cheese Fritters

Name: Yucca and Cheese Fritters
Yield: 42
Ingredients: 1 kg of yucca; 1 egg; Salt to taste; 2 tablespoons of chopped scallion; 2 cups of all-purpose flour; 150 g of mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes; 2 lightly beaten eggs; 1 cup of bread crumbs for coating; Oil for frying

1
1 kg of yucca
2
1 egg
3
Salt to taste
4
2 tablespoons of chopped scallion
5
2 cups of all-purpose flour
6
150 g of mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes
7
2 lightly beaten eggs
8
1 cup of bread crumbs for coating
9
Oil for frying

Ingredients

1
1 kg of yucca
2
1 egg
3
Salt to taste
4
2 tablespoons of chopped scallion
5
2 cups of all-purpose flour
6
150 g of mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes
7
2 lightly beaten eggs
8
1 cup of bread crumbs for coating
9
Oil for frying

Directions

1
1 Cut the yucca into chunks, peel and boil in enough water to cover it
2
2 Drain, mash or press through a potato ricer
3
Mix well with the egg, salt, scallion, and all-purpose flour
4
3 Shape the dough into balls using 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough each
5
Place a cube of mozzarella cheese inside each ball
6
Dip each ball in the lightly beaten eggs and then in the bread crumbs
7
4 Fry in hot oil at medium heat until golden brown, removing with a slotted spoon and draining on paper towels.