Carimañolas I

== Ingredients ==
* 3 lbs yuca
* salt to taste
=== Filling ===
* 1 lb ground meat (iguana, gatosolo, vaca, puerco.....)
* 1 teaspoon chopped parsley
* 1 large onion chopped
* 1 teaspoon tomato paste
* 1 clove garlic pressed
* 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
* 1 teaspoon salt
* ⅛ teaspoon sugar
* 1 teaspoon vinegar
* 3 or 4 capers
== Directions ==
# Boil yuca with salt but do not allow to get too soft.
# Grind with fine blade in grinder and knead with salt.
# Form balls, flatten in the palm of the hand and fill with stuffing forming into an oval shape.
# Pinch to close ends.
# Fry in very hot oil until golden.
# To make filling: season ground meat with salt, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, capers, onion, sugar, garlic and parsley.
# Brown in very small amount of hot oil and add tomato paste.
# Simmer until quite dry.
# If you want to freeze the carimoñolas, dust with a little flour after they are formed and place on a cookie sheet in the freezer until firm and then place in sealed ziplock bags.
# To fry, take from freezer to hot oil at one time as they may fall apart.
# Do one or two at a time only.
Category:Panamanian Appetizers
Category:Panamanian Meat Dishes
Category:Cassava Recipes
Category:Onion Recipes
Category:Caper Recipes