Cooking in Guyana....Egg Balls!

I feel like every month I get addicted to a new Guyanese food.  There are so many that are so delicious.  We really can't complain too much about food here at all.  My new favorite thing is called an egg ball.  It is a hard boiled egg covered in cassava or potato and then lightly fried.  Some people will eat it with sour (a tangy sauce made of either mango, tamarind, or cucumber).  Enjoy!




1 1/2 lb cassava a.k.a yuca
2 tbsp butter
6 eggs
salt and black pepper to taste
flour to roll balls in

Boil cassava and 5 eggs in salted water for about 25 to 30 mins until cassava is fork tender, drain.  Mash cassava until smooth, take out the lumpy bits that cannot be mashed.  Peel the eggs and set aside.  Add 1 raw egg, butter, salt and pepper to the cassava, mix well.  For egg balls, cover the eggs with the cassava to form a ball.  The egg should be completely covered by the cassava mixture.  Roll in flour and fry until golden brown.  Serve these with mango chutney or mango achaar.

Recipe adapted from: http://www.jehancancook.com/?p=207