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Peel and wash the yucca.
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Cut into pieces.
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Boil in salted water for about 15-20 minutes or until tender.
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(shorter time if you use a pressure cooker; which is just a dream in my current ghetto kitchen that has no $%*#@ space.
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Plop the tender yucca pieces into the food processor.
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Add the flour as well.
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Rinse and drain the black beans and put them in too.
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Continuously pulse until the ingredients have pureed together-- but not entirely pureed, about halfway.
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There needs to be some whole beans and yucca chunks in there or else there's nothing to chew on.
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Add the spices, and butter or oil and pulse again until melded.
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If your food processor is a pain in the @$$ like mine, chances are some large yucca chunks and whole black beans are in there too.
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This is fine, I actually found this really added to the texture and flavor.
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With your hands, form patties about the size of yo-yos.
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There should be about 15-20 of them.
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Let the patties sit for a while (about 10 minutes.
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In my case, I had to run to class so I put them in a container in the fridge for 2 hours and fried them up when I returned.
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Pour canola oil in a frying pan and make sure the oil doesn't get too hot.
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Fry the patties in the oil, about 2-3 minutes on each side.
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Blot on paper towels and serve with salsa, sour cream, and/or guacamole or your favorite dipping sauce and enjoy.
