How To Prepare Casabe At Home

By Marla Mills


Casabe is food delicacy that has been popular for a long period of time in some of the places in the world. The food is a rich source of carbohydrates in form of starch. Over the years the demand for this food has been increasing which has led to commercial production on a large scale basis to increase supply.

The cassava meal can be taken at different times during a day either as the main component of a meal or as a light portion of it. It can be taken with eggs in the morning or with meat stew at lunch time or during the evening dinner.

Before beginning preparation, one should ensure that the right ingredients are available in the correct quality and quantity. Quantity needed will depend on the number of people to be served and also the amount of food each person is likely to consume. Having all the components at one place makes the preparation procedure more enjoyable and faster.

Since preparation of this specialty requires few ingredients, cost is not a limiting factor. Key components are cassavas and salt. Important items used include cooking fire, a cooking pan, a clean cheese cloth, a grating utensil and a food turner. Fresh cassavas can be obtained from farms or food market. To store this source of starch for future use, it can be frozen and remain in good condition for several months. For short term storage, refrigeration under water is done. When refrigerated it should be consumed within four days.

Good quality cassava will have a fresh smell when cut and the solid part concealed inside is white in color without any brown spots. To prepare it, wash with clean water to remove any dirt on the outside. The next step is to peel it by cutting off the tapering ends and making transverse cuts to end up with pieces which are of manageable size. Each piece is placed on a board with the cut end on the flat cutting surface. With a sharp knife, the outside covering is peeled off. The core is also removed after cutting the piece into four longitudinal portions. At this point, the pieces are washed and stored for future use or grated before cooking.

When shredding, the smallest possible pieces of the cassava should be produced. They are then mixed evenly with some salt to enhance the taste. If one is on a salt restricted diet, then no salt is added. Extra water is removed from the cassava using a clean cloth in a wring like manner.

A cooking utensil is placed on fire until it heats up. The prepared cassava is spread on the hot utensil using a spoon to achieve even thickness. The heat will cook the underside and when it is ready it will change color to golden. A turner should be used to flip over the cooking cassava as a whole so that both sides cook adequately.

Casabe can be served while still hot or kept is a clean container to cool down and stored for later consumption. It is an easy dish to learn how to prepare and does not cost much. With frequent practice, it can be prepared in a few minutes.




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