{"id":5811,"date":"2025-01-06T17:20:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curlsnpearlsss.com\/?p=5811"},"modified":"2025-05-16T13:42:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T13:42:29","slug":"empanadas-de-yuca-puerto-rican-cassava-patties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curlsnpearlsss.com\/es\/empanadas-de-yuca-puerto-rican-cassava-patties\/","title":{"rendered":"Empanadas de Yuca (Puerto Rican Cassava Patties)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Empanadas de yuca or Puerto Rican cassava patties are filled with savory picadillo.<\/a><\/strong> meat, wrapped in banana leaves, and baked in the oven. They are similar to pasteles de yuca<\/em>, only they are baked and not boiled. The texture of these delicious empanadas is soft and pillowy and they come together more easily than pasteles, since you don’t have to tie them with twine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are empanadas de yuca?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Empanadas de yuca are very similar to pasteles de yuca<\/em>. The masa is made with cassava (yuca) and kabocha squash (calabaza) as well. They are filled with meat and wrapped in banana leaves, but the main difference is that they are baked and not boiled. The texture of these delicious empanadas is soft and pillowy and slightly gummy, because of the yuca. They are bursting with flavor and such a treat to eat as soon as they come out of the oven. \u00a1Que rico!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Empanadas de yuca can be found in kiosks all over Puerto Rico, served with other delicious Puerto Rican appetizers like alcapurrias.<\/a><\/strong>, bacalaitos<\/a><\/strong>, empanadillas<\/a><\/strong>, and pinchos. Along with an ice cold Medalla beer, Malta, or pi\u00f1a colada, these are considered a delicacy in our island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically they are filled with the same pork or chicken filling as pasteles but I like to fill them with savory ground beef or picadillo.<\/a><\/strong>. If you prefer pork or chicken, you can follow the recipe from my pastel al horno<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fun Fact: This masa recipe is very similar to the recipe for alcapurrias de yuca<\/em>. Cassava fritters are soft and chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside, so delicious!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Now a lot of people will say that these are not empanadas, because they are more like pasteles. While this is 100% true, I have always known them as empanadas de yuca and many people agree with me. But I understand that they may have different names in different parts of Puerto Rico. I am not here to argue, please call them whatever you want. All I know is that they are delicious! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Empanadas de yuca ingredients:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n