Recipe for Yuca Stuffed Shrimp Con Mojo with Torn Greens and Tartar Salsa 
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Yield:
4
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
FOR SHRIMP AND YUCA ----------------
12 x very large, fresh shrimp peeled, deveined,
and butterflied
1 cup cooked and mashed yuca (or potato)
1 x Scotch bonnet chile, stemmed, seeded,
and minced
3 x garlic cloves peeled, minced
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
----------------- TO COAT SHRIMP ----------------
1 cup seasoned all-purpose flour
1 x egg beaten together with
3 tbl water
2 cup seasoned panko crumbs (Japanese)
----------------- TARTAR SALSA ----------------
3 x egg yolks
1/2 cup virgin olive oil
1/2 cup canola oil
1 tbl Champagne vinegar
3 tbl chopped sweet pickles
1 tsp juice from the pickles
2 tbl peeled, small-diced red onion
1 x hard-boiled egg yolk sieved, and
the white chopped small
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
----------------- MOJO ----------------
6 x garlic cloves peeled, minced
1 x Scotch bonnet stemmed, seeded,
and minced
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp whole cumin seeds freshly toasted
1 cup pure olive oil
1/3 cup sour orange juice see * Note
2 tsp Spanish sherry wine vinegar
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
----------------- FOR SERVING ----------------
Mesclun of lettuces
Instructions:
Instructions: * Note: If sour orange is unavailable use 1/2 orange juice to 1/2 lime juice as a substitute.

For the shrimp and yuca: Combine the mashed yuca with the bonnet, garlic, salt and pepper. Push the filling into the deep incision of the butterflied cut shrimp.

To coat the shrimp: Dust the shrimp first in the flour, then the egg wash and then the panko. Set aside.

Tartar Salsa: Put the egg yolks in an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks until pale. Add the olive and canola oils very slowly until it is all incorporated. Whisk in the vinegar and pickling juice. Gently stir in the remaining ingredients. Reserve, covered and refrigerated until ready to use. (Yields 1 1/2 cups)

Mojo: Mash the raw garlic, chilies, salt and cumin together in a mortar with the pestle until fairly smooth. Scrape this into a bowl and set aside a moment.

Heat the olive oil until fairly hot and pour it over the garlic chilies mix and allow to stand 10 minutes. Now whisk in the sour orange juice and the vinegar. Season as desired and set aside until ready to use. Keep warm, (or rewarm at the last moment). (Yields 1 1/4 cups)

To serve: Have a simple mesclun of lettuces and a simple vinaigrette set aside to mix at the last moment.

Heat a large skillet with peanut oil until very hot. When the oil is hot (350 degrees), lay the shrimp in it and cook until golden and cooked through on each side. Remove them to a plate with absorbent toweling and keep warm.

Spoon some of the tartar salsa onto the plate in four equidistant places. Place a shrimp over the dots of salsa. Whisk the mojo and spoon some of it over each of the shrimp. Serve.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

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