Basic Yuca

Although cassava is roasted in embers in parts of South America and the South Pacific, the most common mode of cooking is boiling—which is easier than coming up with embers, for many of us. But boiling this vegetable takes some care and attention, for it can become a sticky mass of fibers if unattended (or if you did not take care when choosing it, in which case it will never cook properly). I have been told that in Cuba, if the yuca is in top shape, virtually all other parts of the meal go