Envueltos de Yuca (Yuca Wraps)

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Fuentes: Sinic (página web) y Carlos Enrique “Toto” Sánchez Ramos
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
8000 gr yuca
1 piece(s) panela
1000 gr cheese
sufficient water
toasted plantain or caraná palm leaves
Directions
  1. Peel yuca, cut in squares and leave in water for 2-3 days. After this time grind well.
  2. Add to the dough the honey obtained from diluting panela in water. Stir.
  3. Then knead and make rectangles in which cheese pieces are inserted.
  4. Then wrap the rectangles in toasted plantain or caraná palm leaves, tie them and put them in a large pot, and let cook for 40 minutes.