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Mandi'o pyta (fried golden cassava)

Sticks of cassava fried until a nice golden colour, with a tender heart and a crispy crust. A popular side dish, often sprinkled with garlic salt as soon as it comes out of the fryer.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

603 kcal per serving

Protein
3.5 g
Carbohydrates
91.2 g
of which sugars
4.3 g
Fat
23.7 g
of which saturated fat
2.7 g
Fiber
4.6 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Peel the cassava, cut it in half lengthwise and remove the fibrous central core.
  2. Cut into sticks about 1 cm thick, then cook them for 15 minutes in boiling salted water until a knife slides through easily.
  3. Drain and dry them thoroughly in a tea towel.
  4. Heat the oil to 170 °C in a deep saucepan; fry the pieces in small batches for 4 to 5 minutes, until they are nicely golden.
  5. Drain on kitchen paper.
  6. Crush the garlic with the salt and a little hot oil, then brush the still-warm sticks with it.

Variations and tips

Oven version. After boiling, brush the sticks with oil and bake at 220 °C for 25 minutes, turning them halfway through.

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