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This is a 3 step process to preparing this delicious dish.
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Step 1: Cooking the yuca.
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Step 2: Cooking the sauce.
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Step 3: Combining the yuca & the sauce.
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Step 1
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Prepare yuca by cutting it into 3-4 inch long peices, then with the cut end down use a knife to trim the skin off of the yuca, working your way all around. (Note: the cut yuca should be white and not showing any brown areas. Also, it should have little to no smell.) Once yuca is skinned cut the round section in half.
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Next, place all of the yuca into a 3 quart pot. Cover the yuca with enough water such that the water level is 1 inch higher than the yuca, salt the water (2 tablespoons salt), bring to a boil then cover and let simmer for 30 minutes or until yuca is soft (a knife should be able to pierce yuca with some resistance).
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Step 2
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While the yuca cooks (step 1) prepare the sauce.
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Add olive oil, crushed garlic, chopped onion, and crushed red pepper to a medium sized sauce pan, cook on medium-high until onions are translucent. Add salt and cook for one more minute, then add tomato sauce. Let the sauce simmer (lower temp) for 20 minutes then remove from heat.
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Step 3
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Remove 2 cups (16 ounces) of water from the 3 quart pot containing the yuca (from Step 1). Add the sauce mixture (from Step 2) to the pot (from Step 1) and simmer for an additional 30 minutes. Then serve!!
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Enjoy your delicious meal!!!
