Cassava Fries (Yuca Frita)

This simple Latin-American preparation of cassava or 'yuca' produces obscenely crispy chips that are perfect with any hot sauce, pickles or salsa.

Cassava (sometimes called ‘yuca’ or ‘manioc’) is one of the world’s oldest cultivated root vegetables and has sustained indigenous Amerindians for hundreds of years. For hundreds of years it has prov…