Fried Pork and Yucca Balls: Carimanolas (Alex Garcia) Recipe

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Fried Pork and Yucca Balls: Carimanolas (Alex Garcia)
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Directions:

  1. In a saucepot, combine diced pork, lime juice, bay leaf, vinegar, and water. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer until the pork is tender, about 45 minutes. Strain the meat, cool, and grind in a meat grinder.
  2. Boil the yucca in salted water until tender. Cool and grind in the meat grinder.
  3. Saute onions, scallions, tomatoes, peppers, and garlic. Add the ground pork. Season. Make egg shaped balls from the yucca dough with your hands. Press a hole into them with your thumb. Fill with the pork mixture. Close the hole with additional dough. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
  4. Fill a deep saucepot 1/2 way with canola oil, heat to 375 degrees F. Fry the carimanolas until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1077.12 Kcal (4510 kJ)
Calories from fat 469.48 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 52.16g 80%
Cholesterol 75.98mg 25%
Sodium 597.04mg 25%
Potassium 2086.89mg 44%
Total Carbs 124.75g 42%
Sugars 8.47g 34%
Dietary Fiber 8.84g 35%
Protein 25.64g 51%
Vitamin C 39.7mg 66%
Iron 3.1mg 17%
Calcium 136.3mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 230.21 Kcal (964 kJ)
Calories from fat 100.34 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.15g 80%
Cholesterol 16.24mg 25%
Sodium 127.61mg 25%
Potassium 446.04mg 44%
Total Carbs 26.66g 42%
Sugars 1.81g 34%
Dietary Fiber 1.89g 35%
Protein 5.48g 51%
Vitamin C 8.5mg 66%
Iron 0.7mg 17%
Calcium 29.1mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 25.1
    Points
  • 29
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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