Learn how to make oriental caramelized bananas, the kind served in Chinese restaurants. It’s very easy to make and it’s simply wonderful.
You must have already eaten caramelized banana, the traditional kind where you just dip it in sugar syrup. But today we are going to teach you a slightly more elaborate and very tasty version. You know that caramelized banana that we eat in oriental restaurants, yes, it is very easy to make.
This is a recipe that no one will complain about, you can bet. You will surprise everyone with this caramelized banana for Sunday lunch or a special dinner. It’s very practical to make, uses simple everyday ingredients, is very cheap and delicious, in other words, a great value for money for a dessert.
Anyway, The preparation time is just 30 minutes and yields up to 12 servings.
Take the opportunity to also check out our recipe for caramelized banana cake.
Caramelized banana recipe
Ingredients
- 6 Bananas
- 1/4 cup of Maize starch
- 3/4 cup of Wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon of Sugar
- pinch of salt
- 180 ml of ice water
- 1 teaspoon of chemical yeast
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 120 ml of water
- sesame to taste (optional)
Preparation mode
- First, let’s make the dough to wrap the bananas. In a bowl add the wheat flour, along with the cornstarch, a spoonful of sugar and a pinch of salt.
- Then add the ice water and mix until you reach a homogeneous mixture, that is, without flour lumps.
- Then, add the chemical yeast and mix again.
- Now, add the bananas cut in half and completely wrap them in the dough.
- Heat the oil in a pan and then add the bananas with batter.
- Fry in very hot oil until it starts to brown.
- Transfer to a bowl with paper towel and set aside.
- For the caramel, add the sugar to a pan and add the water.
- Let it melt over medium heat without stirring.
- Therefore, when it reaches the color and texture of caramel, remove it from the heat.
- Dip the fried bananas in the caramel and place in a baking dish, greasing with oil.
- Sprinkle the sesame on top and the caramelized restaurant banana is ready.
Tips for preparing caramelized banana
- If, during the process of dipping the bananas in caramel, the sugar hardens, The tip is to return to the heat for a moment until it melts again to continue.
- When making the caramel it is very important that it melts and browns well, However, it is important to be careful not to burn and become bitter, completely ruining the flavor of the caramelized banana.
- If you want, instead of sesame, You can finish the dessert by sprinkling cinnamon on topwhich goes super well with banana.
- In fact, to give it a special touch, you can use lemon zest when making the caramel.
- This caramelized banana goes super well with the homemade ice cream that we’ve already taught you here.
Anyway, what did you think of this recipe? Then you’ll also like this sugar-free banana candy.
Sources: Cook n Enjoy Cybercook Tudo Gostoso
