RECIPE: Cassava Egg Ball

INGREDIENTS

• 1 ½ lbs of cassava peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces or you can use frozen cassava
• Enough water for boiling the cassava
• 1 ½ teaspoons of salt
• 6 hard boiled eggs 8 minute eggs are perfect here
• 2 eggs uncooked, for the egg wash
• 1 cup of cassava flour can use All Purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon granulated garlic to season the flour
• 4 cloves of garlic grated
• 3 green onions thinly sliced
• 3-4 cups of oil suitable for frying sunflower, grapeseed, canola, peanut

INSTRUCTIONS

Cook the Cassava

Stove top:

1. Place cassava in a small saucepan, add 1 teaspoon of salt and cover with enough water for boiling
2. Bring to a boil on high heat
3. Continue to boil for about 15 minutes or until the cassava is soft and can be easily crushed with a fork, then remove from liquids and set aside

Instant Pot

1. Place cassava, 3 cups of water and 1 teaspoon of salt in the instant pot
2. Seal and pressure cook on high for 8 minutes
3. Release the pressure and remove cassava from the liquid and set aside

Prepare the cassava

1. Remove the “vein” (fibrous center of the cassava) from the cassava
2. Then crush the cassava with a potato masher or fork until smooth and is lump free as possible
3. Next add the grated garlic, a pinch of salt, pinch of black pepper and green onions to the crushed cassava

Form the Cassava balls

1. Cover the palm of your hands with some cooking oil, then add about ½ cup of mashed and seasoned cassava to the center of your palm, roll the cassava into a ball, then flatten to form a disk
2. Add a hard boiled egg to the center of the cassava disk then cover the egg completely with the cassava
3. Continue steps 4 to 5 until all 6 eggs are covered with the cassava
4. Next in a medium sized bowl whisk together the two uncooked eggs to make an egg wash
5. Season the eggs with a pinch of salt and 1 teaspoon of granulated garlic
6. Place the cassava flour or all purpose flour if you are using in a plate and set up a work station that allows you to coat the cassava balls in flour then in the egg wash before frying

Fry the cassava egg ball (shallow fry)

1. When you are ready to cook the egg balls, bring 3-4 cups of oil up to temperature in a large frying pan or sauce pan suitable for frying on medium-high heat (aim for a temp of 350 °F)
2. When oil is hot add the cassava egg balls and fry until golden brown, turning for even cooking. Note that the oil should come half way up the egg ball and not cover it completely.
3. Remove from the oil and place on a plate or bowl lined with paper towel
4. Let cool for about 5 minutes and then enjoy with some mango sour

NOTES

1. Watch the my step by step youtube video here.
2. I love to use an 8 minute boiled egg for cassava egg balls. This way they don’t over cook when deep frying. (metemgee.com)