Recipe: Cassava tortilla (David style)

Ingredients

2 pounds of good quality cassava

1 large hot pepper

1 tomato

1 Tbsp. butter

1/2 lb. smooth pork or beef

1 small onion

2 tbsp. butter

Salt to taste

Preparation:

Peel the cassava and place in boiling salted water. Boil until it bursts, then drain and mash while still hot. Form a dough with butter and spread out over a piece of bijao or other large, tough and flexible fresh green leaf (or wax paper). Round it out and place a scoop of meat in the center. Spread the other half out on a greased leaf. Brush the bottom edges with beaten egg, milk or water. Put the two halves together, and fuse the edges with a fork. Grill on a pot, pan or grate until it turns a light golden color. Use this delicious tortilla as a substitute for bread. 

Bon appétit!