Carimañolas

Description
Stuffed yuca fritters

Ingredients

 * 3 lbs yuca
 * salt to taste

Stuffing

 * 1 lb ground meat
 * ½ onion
 * 1 clove garlic
 * scallion and parsley
 * 1 tsp tomato paste
 * 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * ⅛ tsp sugar
 * 1 tsp vinegar
 * capers

Directions

 * 1) Boil the yuca with salt but do not allow to get too soft, fork tender.
 * 2) Grind it and knead same with salt.
 * 3) Form balls and fill each with the stuffing, shaping same into oval shape.
 * 4) Then fry in very hot oil.

Stuffing

 * 1) Season ground meat with salt, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, capers, onion, sugar, scallion and parsley.
 * 2) Fry in hot oil and when brown add other ingredients and tomato paste.
 * 3) Allow to cook on low fire until soft.