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Dominican Yuca Fritters (Arepitas de Yuca)

Now these are awesome! A tasty side in Dominican cuisine. A little bit of work with the grating but so worth it. This will also be my first video blog recipe in my new Youtube channel so you’ll be able to follow me from beginning to end on how to make these delicious Yucca Fritters!

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Yuca Fritters

Ingredients:

1 cup Mazola Corn Oil for frying.
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 beaten egg
1 tsp anise seed
1/4 tsp ground oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar

Instructions:

Grate the yuca using the smallest size of the grater.

In a medium bowl, combined the yuca, butter, egg, anise seed, salt, oregano and sugar. Mix together until very well combined.

In a frying pan, heat up the oil over medium heat. Place about 1 tablespoon of the mixture in the oil, one at a time. Cook until the fitter has turned golden brown, for about 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan and place on a plate lined with a paper towel to remove excess grease.

Watch me make it!

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Dominican Yuca Fritters (Arepitas de Yuca)

A tasty Dominican side dish.
4.72 from 7 votes
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Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Caribbean, Latin
Keyword: appetizer, arepitas, arepitas de yuca, caribbean appetizer, caribbean recipe, dominican recipe, entertaining recipe, yuca, yuca fritters
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Mazola Corn Oil for frying
  • 1 lb yuca grated
  • 1 tbs butter softened
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 tsp anise seed
  • 1/4 tsp ground oregano
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp sugar

Instructions

  • Grate the yuca using the smallest size of the grater.
  • In a medium bowl, combined the yuca, butter, egg, anise seed, salt, oregano and sugar. Mix together until very well combined.
  • In a frying pan, heat up the oil over medium heat.
  • Place about 1 tablespoon of the mixture in the oil, one at a time.
  • Cook until the fitter has turned golden brown, for about 2-3 minutes on each side.
  • Remove from the pan and place on a plate lined with a paper towel to remove excess grease.

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  1. Jay says

    June 17, 2020 at 5:26 pm

    4 stars
    I’m making a Dominican dinner for my Dominican friend. I’m Puerto Rican and its so funny we have almost that same recipe. In Puerto Rico its called Rusiao de Yuca. Yuca is grated with coconut milk, butter, salt, anis, orรฉgano but we wrap them in banana leaves and cook them on a flat grill or smoke him on the grill. Eat with cilantro and pickled chilis so good. But I’m going to make this for him. I love anything fried.

    Reply
    • belquistwist says

      June 19, 2020 at 4:46 pm

      That sounds great too! I must try it, but I get you anything fried I go for first, hahaha! Let me know how it turned out for you!

      Reply
  2. Oserret says

    November 2, 2020 at 12:22 am

    5 stars
    A tasty side dish. Love the anise seed taste.

    Reply
    • belquistwist says

      November 24, 2020 at 6:00 pm

      Thank you for your comment and I apologize for the delayed response. I am so happy you liked the recipe! It’s one of my favorites. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. Jose M Nunez says

    March 11, 2021 at 7:00 pm

    Thanks for the recipe, I’m Dominican and truly enjoy those fritters.
    Please continue with those great recipes.

    Best always

    Reply
    • belquistwist says

      March 12, 2021 at 5:34 pm

      Thank you Jose! I appreciate your kind words!

      Reply
  4. B Nathanson says

    May 5, 2021 at 2:03 pm

    Wondering why you donโ€™t boil the yucca? Can you just peel and grate it ? Other info suggests it has toxins that must be removed. Unfamiliar with this vegetable so would like to know. I wish to try the recipie
    Thank you

    Reply
    • belquistwist says

      May 11, 2021 at 6:38 pm

      Hi! We never boil it ahead but if there are toxins I would assume the frying process would remove them. It’s a very interesting question though. I appreciate it. We dominicans love yucca like this and also boiled with eggs, salami, cheese. I hope you try the yucca recipes I share on the blog because they are so good and I know you will love yucca if you have it.

      Reply
  5. Dave Chevalier says

    January 6, 2023 at 3:45 pm

    5 stars
    I just ate some that a co worker made. Delicious!
    I put habanero sauce on them. is there a dipping sauce that goes with them?
    That would be over the top.

    Thanks,

    Reply
    • belquistwist says

      January 23, 2023 at 4:29 am

      Thank you for your comment! We don’t have a dipping sauce for yuca fritters because normally we have them with our meals as a side. But my favorite is a chimichurri sauce. You can never go wrong with that!

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