Simple Ways To Prepare Casabe At Home

By Marla Mills


Casabe is a dish which has been prepared for many years in some parts of the world. This food simple to prepare and has good nutritional value. Today production is done in large scale for commercial purposes. Home preparation can be done by following simple steps.

Human beings are accustomed to eating three meals in a day. This dish can be included in any of the three meals. It can be taken with coffee in the morning or with soup at lunch time. One can take it with stew in the evening. Depending on one's preference, it can be a main component of a meal or not.

The main ingredient needed for this exercise is cassavas. The number of people to be served will determine the amount to be utilized. One important consideration to make in deciding quantity is the amount each of the people who will enjoy the meal are likely to eat. Gathering all the required ingredients together will make the preparation exercise easy.

The two most important constituents are cassavas and some salt to add taste. Kitchen utensils that will be used are a cooking utensil, a turner, a grater and a clean cloth. The cassava is bought from the nearest grocery shop. Some people may want to store some cassava for future use. This is done by freezing it or keeping it under refrigeration. Freezing preserves the food for several months while refrigeration does so for a few days. Cassava that is obtained directly from the farm is the best for cooking. It will give best results.

One can inspect the quality of cassava by smell and sight. The outside should be even without soft spots. On cutting the root, it should appear white in color on the inside. The smell of the cut root should be fresh. For hygiene purposes, the roots should be cleaned with running water before cutting. Ends of the cassavas are then chopped off with a knife. If the remaining part of the root is too large, it is cut into smaller manageable sizes. Each of these pieces is then skinned and cut into quarters. The quarters are washed in clean water and shredded into small pieces which can be cooked. Pieces that are not to be used immediately can be stored.

A grating utensil is used to produce small pieces of the cut portions of cassavas. The smaller the pieces the better the final product. Salt is added to these pieces if desired and mixed together. Excess water is drained from the salt and cassava mixture by wringing it inside a cheese cloth.

To cook, a pan is placed on a heat source till it is hot. The grated cassava is spread over the pan with a spoon or spatula into a thin layer and left till the underside is golden in color. When this happens it is turned over for the other side to cook as well.

Casabe is served warm or left to cool then stored. When cold, it is hard similar to a cracker. It is served with soups, stews or even beverages. It is easy and quick to prepare especially after one gains experience in its preparation.




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