Panamanian · serves 6 · about 75 minutes
Panama's breakfast torpedo: mashed yuca wrapped around seasoned beef, fried to a crackling shell. One is never enough; three is a commitment everyone makes anyway.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs yuca, peeled
- 3/4 lb ground beef
- 1 tsp Iberia Sazon without Annatto - 36 ct 6.34 oz
- 1/2 tsp Iberia Adobo Without Pepper 16 oz
- 1 small onion, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 cup Iberia Baby Eels In Olive Oil 4 oz
- to taste salt
Method
- Boil the yuca until completely tender, 20-25 minutes. Remove the woody core and mash smooth while warm. Season with salt.
- Brown the beef with the onion, garlic, Sazon, Adobo, and tomato paste until deeply seasoned and dryish. Cool.
- With oiled hands, flatten a ball of yuca dough, spoon in the filling, and seal into a torpedo.
- Fry in medium-hot oil, turning, until deep golden and crisp, 4-5 minutes.
- Drain a moment and serve hot — coffee on the table, morning or not.