Sonso de Yuca

Name: Sonso de Yuca
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bolivian
Ingredients: 1kg cassava (yuca), peeled; 300g fresh white cheese, grated; 3 tbsp butter; 1/4 cup milk; Salt; Wooden sticks or skewers

Sonso de yuca/SON-so deh YOO-kah/

Also known as: Sonso, Cassava and Cheese Skewers

About this dish

Mashed cassava kneaded with cheese and butter, wrapped around sticks and grilled, or baked in a pan.

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Ingredients

🥔1kg cassava (yuca), peeled

🧀300g fresh white cheese, grated

🧈3 tbsp butter

🥛1/4 cup milk

🧂Salt

🪵Wooden sticks or skewers

Method

Serves 4

Boil the cassava in salted water until very soft, then remove the woody core.

Mash it while hot until smooth.

Knead in the butter, cheese and milk to make a soft, stretchy dough, adding salt to taste.

Wrap portions around wooden sticks, or spread in a greased baking dish.

Grill over charcoal, turning, until golden, or bake at 200°C (400°F) for 20–25 minutes. Serve warm.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Sonso is a speciality of Santa Cruz and the Bolivian lowlands, often grilled on sticks over charcoal and eaten as an afternoon snack with coffee.

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