Creamed Cassava with Roasted Garlic

Name: Creamed Cassava with Roasted Garlic
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Jamaica
Ingredients: 300 ml/½ pint warm milk; 60 g/2 oz butter; 1 whole head of garlic; 1 kg/2 lb 4 oz cassava, peeled and cut into cubes; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; grated nutmeg

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Eat Caribbean

By Virginia Burke

Published 2005

About

This dish rates as utterly delicious comfort food. It makes a fantastic substitute at a time when you might have chosen just mashed potatoes. It’s no sweat.

Ingredients

1 kg/2 lb 4 oz cassava, peeled and cut into cubes
1 whole

Americas
Jamaica
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Caribbean

Method

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas Mark 6. Place the cassava in large saucepan, cover with water, add 1 tsp of salt and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the cassava is cooked and soft.
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