Fried Bananas (Banana Enrolada) |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 6 Minutes |
Ready In: 21 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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I haven't tried this particular recipe yet, but I love fried bananas. This is a recipe from the Cape Verde Islands as written in The Africa Cookbook - Tastes of A Continent by Jessica B. Harris. Ingredients:
oil (for deep frying, olive oil is typically used) |
1 cup cornflour (also called masa harina) |
1/4 cup sugar |
1 tablespoon butter, melted |
1 egg |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
2 tablespoons white rum |
2 tablespoons milk |
4 firm ripe bananas |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar |
Directions:
1. Heat oil to 375°F in a Dutch oven or deep fryer.
2. Mix corn flour and sugar in a bowl. Add butter, egg, salt, rum, and milk, stirring until it forms a thick batter.
3. Peel bananas, and cut into quarters. Mix cinnamon with brown sugar. Sprinkle half the cinnamon/ brown sugar mixture on the banana quarters.
4. Roll banana quarters in the batter, and drop carefully into the hot oil, a few at a time. Fry 2 - 3 minutes on each side, turning once, until golden brown.
5. Drain fried bananas on paper towels and dust with remaining cinnamon/brown sugar mixture.
6. Continue until all banana quarters are fried and dusted. Serve warm.
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