Shrimp Cassava Balls From Anya Peters

Name: Shrimp Cassava Balls From Anya Peters
Ingredients: Kosher salt, to taste; 2 large cassavas (yuca root), or frozen yuca; 2 tomatoes, diced, divided; 8 garlic cloves, minced, divided; 8 sprigs fresh thyme, stripped, divided; 2 fresh scallions, trimmed and sliced, divided; Neutral oil, for frying (such as canola or grapeseed); 1/2 Scotch Bonnet pepper, seeded and minced; 1 cup white wine; 1 pound shrimp, cleaned and cut into pieces; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; Freshly squeezed juice of 1 lime; Freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 cup cassava flour; Pickled red onions and your favorite hot sauce, for serving