Dasheen French Fries

1 Large Dasheen
Enough Water to fill a pot (about 7 cups)
2 Tablespoons salt
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

#1 Important! Wear gloves when handling raw dasheen. It contains a chemical that is itchy to the skin. Peel brown hairy skin off of dasheen with a knife. Cut dasheen into ½ inch patties (about 6-10 slices per dasheen). Combine water and 2 tablespoons salt and bring to a boil. Boil dasheen in salted water for 5-20 mins. (Until soft but not mushy). Drain water and rinse under cold water. Cut into French fry like shapes. Fry in Oil for a few minutes. (They are done before they are brown. When you see a light golden color, they are perfect. They get crisp quite fast.) Drain on paper towels or news paper. Salt the fries and eat!

Note: Dasheen fries taste like a very dense potato, like potato that has more “potato molecules” than usual. I like these SO much more than normal potato French fries now! Dasheen is also known as Taro in other parts of the world. It is what poi is made out of in Hawaii. Once you boil it you can use it in any recipe that calls for potato.