Scalloped Cassava
Here’s what you need
1 kg Cassava /Yuca (peeled)
¼ c Garlic Butter (recipe available on website)
¼ c Pimento peppers (sliced thinly)
¼ c Carrots (shredded)
¼ c Chive (sliced thinly)
1c Onions (diced)
¾ c Evaporated milk
1½ c Whole Milk
1 ½ c Cheese (grated and separated)
Salt and black pepper to taste
Margarine to grease baking dish
Let’s make it
- Prepare a baking dish by greasing generously with margarine
- Slice cassava /yuca thinly and arrange in layers into the dish
- In a sauce pan on med to low heat, melt garlic butter and sauté pimento peppers and onions for 2 – 3 mins – season with salt and black pepper
- Add evaporated milk and whole milk, stir and let simmer
- Once this is heated stir in 1c cheese until smooth
- Pour over the cassava and shake the dish a little to let the mixture go through the layers
- Top with cheese and bake in the oven at 300 degrees until cassava is cooked and top is golden brown in color
- Let cool down to warm before serving
- Enjoy with peas !