Boiled Yucca

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 large or two medium yucca roots - peeled and chopped into 1" cubes
  • to peel, cut off end, stand upright on cutting board and use sharp knife
• 1 large or two medium peeled onions
• 2 entire heads of garlic peeled and separated
• 3 large lemons
• 1 tablespoon - lemon pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon - pepper
• 2 tablespoons - Caldo de Pollo or chicken soup base
• 4-6 tablespoons of butter

DIRECTIONS:

• Fill pot with water and add yucca root
  • Stir pot around, discard water
  • RefilL pot to 2" of water over yucca
• Add to pot:
  • 2 squeezed lemons
  • lemon pepper
  • pepper
  • Caldo de Pollo or chicken soup base
• Quarter onion and wrap in foil with 2 tablespoons butter, add a little salt (if using two onions, wrap each seperately)
• Wrap garlic cloves in foil with 2 tablespons butter, add a little salt
• Bake garlic and onions at 350 for 30 minutes
• Boil Yucca uncovered for 30-40 minutes until soft (like mashed potato soft)
• Chop onions and set aside with garlic
• Strain Yucca, in large bowl (or same pot) mash onion, garlic and yucca together.
• with 3rd lemon, add half and add more to taste if necessary
• Salt & pepper to taste