Buñuelos cubains

Put the yuca and malanga in a pot, cover with water by about 5 cm, and add the anise seeds and salt. Boil for 25 minutes until very tender, then drain, remove any woody fibres from the yuca, mash until smooth, and let cool.

• 400 g yuca
• 300 g malanga
• 1 tsp anise seeds
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 L water

✅ C'est prêt quand : roots are fork-tender and mash into a smooth, lump-free puree

Simmer the sugar, water, cinnamon stick, lime peel and star anise together for 10 minutes until it turns slightly syrupy. Stir in the lime juice and keep the syrup warm.

• 300 g sugar
• 250 ml water, for the syrup
• 1 cinnamon stick
• peel of 1 lime lime peel
• 1 star anise
• juice of 1 lime lime juice

✅ C'est prêt quand : syrup thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon