Brilio.net - Cassava is a tuber that can be processed into various types of snacks. This food ingredient known as cassava has a variety of creative potentials ranging from layered cakes to fried cassava. The popularity of fried cassava is supported by its delicious taste and the seemingly simple manufacturing process.
Although it looks easy, making fried cassava has some technical challenges. The results of fried cassava are often hard and tasteless without a boiling process first. The time-consuming and energy-consuming boiling method has prompted alternatives such as soaking in ice water.
The ice water soaking technique is believed to speed up the softening process of cassava before frying. A more practical fried cassava processing innovation has been shared via the TikTok account @resepmasakini. The tutorial shown shows how to produce soft fried cassava without soaking in ice water and a special technique so that the spices are perfectly absorbed.
First, saute the spices to make fried cassava with a little oil. The owner of the TikTok account @resepmasakini uses a mixture of fine spices from shallots, garlic, candlenuts, turmeric, and coriander. Keep stirring the spices while sauteing so they don't burn.
"Saute until the spices are cooked and fragrant," he added, quoted by BrilioFood from TikTok @resepmasakini on Wednesday (11/13).
After that, just add the peeled and washed cassava pieces. Stir until evenly mixed. Well, the process of sauting cassava with these spices is the key to making the spices more absorbed. Not only that, the texture of the cassava also becomes softer, so it can shorten the boiling time later.
photo: TikTok/@resepmasakini
When the spices and cassava are well mixed, then pour in enough water. Stir for a while, then put on the lid of the pan and wait until the boiling water boils. When it boils, check whether the cassava is soft by piercing it with a fork.
photo: TikTok/@resepmasakini
Once the cassava is soft, remove it and drain it for a while. Next, fry the cassava in hot oil until it is brown and cooked. If you want the outer texture of the cassava to be crispy, make sure the cassava is put in when the oil is really hot. Finally, remove it, drain it, and serve the fried cassava.
photo: TikTok/@resepmasakini
How, it looks delicious and very soft, right? The cassava made using the trick in the TikTok video @resepmasakini that has been watched 3,000 times? Are you interested in trying it at home?