Ivory Coast Fried Bananas |
|
 |
Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 4 |
|
Ingredients:
4 medium bananas |
2 -3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice |
3/4 cup corn flakes, finely crushed |
peanut oil (for frying) |
black pepper (optional) |
cinnamon-sugar mixture (optional) |
Directions:
1. Peel bananas and cut each in half. Cut each piece into four pieces - lengthwise, giving you a total of 32 french fry-sized pieces.
2. Place banana pieces in a large shalow bowl and drizzle with lemon juice to prevent browning. Let set for 5 minutes.
3. Heat peanut oil (about 1/2 inch deep) in a heavy skillet at medium-high heat.
4. Place crushed corn flakes in a seperate large shallow bowl or on a baking pan. Roll each banana piece in corn flakes until well covered.
5. Fry banana pieces in skillet until golden brown on each side.
6. Spinkle with either pepper or a 50/50 mix of cinnamon/sugar. depending whether you'd like them sweet or savory.
|
|