Simple Recipe
Yuce Frita!
Yuca frita is our version of a steak fry, but we use yuca instead of potatoes! We boil the yuca first so that it releases some of its starch then we cut it into thick wedges and fry it. Served with Havana Road Mojo and lime wedges this recipe is a must!
Serves 4-6
2 lbs yuca washed and cut into fat wedges
6 cups water to boil
3 tsp salt
vegetable oil for frying
Mojo for dipping
Pour the water and salt into a deep pan and boil. Add the yuca wedges and bring to a boil a second time. 15-20 minutes until yuca is al dente.
Remove the yuca and drain over a paper towel or in a colander. Heat the oil to 360 degrees. Make sure that the oil is hot before you fry the yuca--the yuca will be too oily if you don't do this.
Fry the yuca until golden brown. Sprinkle with salt while hot and serve ! Don't for get the Mojo for dipping:) Buen Provecho!
Marta Quintana
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The Ghost Blog
YOU NEVER KNOW
I was sitting with Michael at lunchtime today, working on the JOSE MARTI WEEKEND SPECIALS, and a fella walked by and used the restroom....
'He just walked in off of the street!'
'So? Wht do ya wanna me do? Escort him to the curb?'
'Well...'
'Hey Buddy! I just wanted to remind you to join us this Thursday for our Jose Marti celebration! Complimentary Cuba Libre's!'
So it turns out that the guy is a well-known chef, famed from Boston to Atlanta, Just the kind of fella we like to meet. His name is Sammy Davis, Jr. (Can you beat that? And I just saw the original Oceans Eleven on Turner last night!)
So there's a lesson here: You never know. That's the lesson. We made a new friend, a really cool friend...What if we had objected to his use of the restroom, believing that he had just ambled in from Pennsylvania Avenue? You never know.
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Havana Road News.
THE GHOST NEWSWRITER
Marta is putting on her makeup, so in the ensuring 45 minutes, I am writing the news.
Thursday. The anniversary of the death of Jose Marti Perez, a great, great champion of independence throughout the hemisphere. We will be celebrating here at the restaurant, and La Senora Martha de Quintana, Marta, and Inez, the three generations of Quintana women, will first place a freshette of yellow and white roses at the Marti monument at the corner of Broadway and LaFayette streets in Baltimore. It is a solemn and joyous occassion, the celebration of the life of a great hero of all humankind.
So, we will see you Thursday, and then again on Friday, the 109th anniversary of Cuban independence from Spain. Every great culture honors its own Independence Day like no other political day. More Great Food and Drink, more Great Celebration.
Elsewhere in the news, Havana Road recently provided food service as a gift to our friends at the reception held for the Trustees of the Creative Alliance at the Patterson on Eastern Avenue. The food was great, the crowd was wowed. We were delighted.
Nothing to do early on a Sunday morning? Well, you can commune with Marta on channels WJZ and WBAL. Tune in JZ on the 5th at 8:30 and BAL on June 12th at 7:40 and again at 9:40.
