Fried Bananas Bananas Fritas Food

BANANA FRITA (FRIED BANANAS) - BRAZILIAN

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, gently toss the bananas with egg to moisten, then lightly roll the bananas in the breadcrumbs.
• In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.
• When the foam goes away, add the bananas and fry on all sides until golden.
• Season with salt and serve hot.

FRIED BANANAS (BANANAS FRITAS)

Steps:

• Peel the bananas, making sure the are riped but firm.
• Cut the in half length-wise and place in pan with butter and cook for 2-3 minutes, carefully adding in your rum.
• Remove from heat place on serving plates and sprinkle with the sugar and cinimon over top.

BANANA FRITTATA

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, salt and sugar. Gradually pour in the milk, stirring constantly, until a smooth batter is formed. Add the eggs, one at time, stirring well each addition. Stir in sliced bananas.
• Heat oil and butter in a nine inch non-stick skillet over medium heat. Pour the mixture in by spoonfuls, spreading the mixture evenly across the pan. When the bottom has turned a golden brown, turn the frittata and cook over low heat until golden brown on the other side. Sprinkle with sugar and serve warm.

FRIED BANANAS

Steps:

• Fry bananas in butter; add brown sugar.
• Cook until sugary and caramelized, shaking pan gently frequently to prevent breaking the bananas.
• Add orange juice and walnuts.
• Serve.

FRIED BANANAS (BANANA ENROLADA)

Steps:

• Heat oil to 375°F in a Dutch oven or deep fryer.
• Mix corn flour and sugar in a bowl. Add butter, egg, salt, rum, and milk, stirring until it forms a thick batter.
• Peel bananas, and cut into quarters. Mix cinnamon with brown sugar. Sprinkle half the cinnamon/ brown sugar mixture on the banana quarters.
• 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.
• Drain fried bananas on paper towels and dust with remaining cinnamon/brown sugar mixture.
• Continue until all banana quarters are fried and dusted. Serve warm.

FRIED BANANAS

Steps:

• Mix together the flour, sugar, egg, milk and salt to make a smooth, paste-like batter.
• Leave to rest for one hour.
• Peel the bananas and slice each one in half lengthwise, then across into chunks about three inches long.
• Dip the banana pieces into the batter and shallow fry in hot oil for a few minutes or until golden brown all over.
• Drain quickly on a wire rack or paper towel, and serve warm.
• If you like, serve them with real maple syrup, powdered sugar, or honey, for extra sweetness.

AREPAS DE QUESO FRITAS

Steps:

• Mix the water and the egg yolk.
• In a large bowl mix the flour and the egg/water mixture.
• Mix and kneed the dough for about 5 minutes until it is compact.
• Cover with a damp cloth and set aside for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile heat a deep fryer to 170ºC, or fill a frying pan with lots of oil and heat.
• Take a small ball of the dough, the size of an egg and mold into a flat circle, about 1 cm thick.
• Fry until golden brown, turning regularly.
• Turn out onto crumpled absorbent paper and leave to cool slightly.
• Split them open (like a pita bread) and fill with cheese, ham, butter, honey or whatever you wish. (If there is too much "fluff" inside, you can remove it with a spoon, leaving only the outer shell).
• Serve immediately--they don't keep and don't re-heat.