[Recipe + Video] Mixed Yaroa (Dominican Loaded Fries)

Pick from two types of healthier "fries", add a layer of juicy minced beef mixed with ripe plantains and serve the best yaroa at home. It's an easy dish, made with common ingredients.

Course Appetizer, Party

Cuisine Dominican

Keyword yaroa de platano maduro, yaroa de santiago, yaroa dominicana, yaroa light

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings people

Calories 1104kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

If you make celeriac fries

3 pound celeriac (or sweet potatoes) peeled and cut into sticks [1.4 kg]
Enough water to cover the celeriac
¾ tablespoon salt
4 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground)
1 tablespoon garlic powder

If you make potato fries

24 oz potato peeled and cut into sticks [680 g] see notes
4 tablespoon olive oil
¾ tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground)
1 tablespoon garlic powder

Meat

2 tablespoon olive oil [20g]
1 red onion (medium-size, minced [65 g]
3 cloves garlic [20g]
1 pound minced beef [454g]
1 cup tomato sauce [115g]
1 bell pepper (diced [76g]
1½ teaspoon salt (or more, to taste), divided
½ teaspoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground)
1 sprig cilantro (chopped)
½ cup diced fritos maduros see recipe (optional)

Toppings

Instructions

If you're making celeriac fries

Place the celeriac sticks in microwave-safe pan. Pour enough water to cover them. Microwave for 3 minutes. Remove from the microwave and the water.

Whichever fries you make, continue here

Drizzle the potato or celeriac with the olive oil, and add the salt, as well as the pepper, and garlic powder. Stir with a spatula or toss to coat them all in the oil and seasoning. Set aside while you pre-heat the oven or air fryer.
Heat the oven to 350 ºF [175 ºC], or the air fryer to the temperature suggested by the manufacturer.
Place on a baking sheet and cook in preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until they turn a light golden color and are crispy around the edges.
If you want to make them in the air fryer cook the time suggested by the manufacturer and check for doneness.

You can see the preparation (with video) for the meat in this post.

Heat the oil in a pot or large skillet over medium heat. Stir in onions and cook and stir until it turns translucent. Add garlic and cook stirring for a minute.
Add minced meat and cook and stir, breaking into small clumps until it browns.
Pour in the tomato sauce, add bell pepper, salt, and black pepper. Stir and cover. Simmer for 3 minutes. Uncover and mix in the fried plantains.
Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste if needed. Remove from the heat.

To assemble it

Layer the fries onto 4 microwave-safe plates. Top with a middle layer of steaming-hot meat. Sprinkle with mozzarella and cheddar. The hot meat should melt the cheese, but if it doesn't, heat the plates in the microwave for 90 seconds, or until the cheese melts. You can also broil it instead of microwaving it, per instructions above the recipe.
Drizzle with mayo and ketchup and serve right away.

Video

Notes

Rousset potatoes are best for this dish, but whatever you have at hand will work. You can use pre-cut potatoes too.

Nutritional info calculated with celeriac fries.

Nutrition