Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 lb Yuca 1/3 ts Salt (or to taste)
Salt 1/4 ts Black pepper
1 sm White onion, sliced as 4 tb Lime juice of sour orange
-thinly as possible -juice (Naranja agria)
For the Mojo: 2 tb Olive oil
2 Cloves garlic

Cut the yuca into 2-in pieces and peel with a paring knife. Cut the
large pieces in half so that all are of uniform size. Bring ar least
2 quarts salted water to a boil. Add the yuca and cook for 20
minutes or until cracks begin to appear in the center (of the yuca)
Add 1 c cold water. Cook the yuca for 5-10 more minutes, or until
very soft.

Meanwhile, make the mojo. Finely chop the garlic, and, in a mortar
and pestle, pound it to a paste with the salt and pepper. Stir in the
lime juice and correct the seasoning. Just before serving, heat the
olive oil in a small frying pan and pour it into the garlic mixture.
Stand back - it may spatter.

Drain the yuca and pull out any fibers. Arrange on a platter or
plates and pour the hot mojo on top. Garnish the yuca with thinly
sliced onion and serve

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