Strawberry Banana Spring Rolls With Caramel Rum Sauce Food

CARAMELIZED BANANA WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté banana, cut sides down, shaking skillet, 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat (away from flame) and sprinkle brown sugar around banana, then pour rum around banana. Return skillet to heat and continue to sauté, shaking skillet occasionally, until sugar begins to melt, about 30 seconds.
• Add water, nutmeg, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt and cook over moderate heat, shaking skillet occasionally, until sauce is slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Serve banana hot, sprinkled with nuts.

BANANA-WALNUT SPRING ROLLS WITH CARAMEL-RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Stir sugar and 1/2 cup water in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil until syrup turns deep amber, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan occasionally, about 12 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add cream (mixture will bubble vigorously) and stir until caramel bits dissolve. Remove from heat. Mix in rum. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill. Before serving, rewarm over low heat, stirring occasionally.)
• Make rolls:
• Arrange 4 spring roll wrappers on work surface (keep remainder covered). Place 1 banana piece diagonally across 1 corner of each wrapper. Brush opposite corner with water. Drizzle each banana with 1 teaspoon caramel sauce, 1 teaspoon toffee bits and 1 teaspoon walnuts. Fold in wrapper corner closest to banana. Roll wrapper over banana once, then fold in sides and roll up as for egg roll, pressing ends to seal. Repeat filling and rolling remaining wrappers. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Pour enough oil into heavy large saucepan to reach depth of 3 inches. Heat oil to 375°F. Working in batches, fry rolls in oil until deep golden brown, turning frequently, about 3 minutes per batch. Using slotted spoon, transfer rolls to paper towels and drain. Arrange 2 rolls on each plate. Sift powdered sugar over. Sprinkle with five-spice powder. Drizzle caramel sauce around rolls and serve.

STRAWBERRY BANANA SPRING ROLLS WITH CARAMEL RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Make sauce:.
• Stir sugar and 1/2 cup water in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves.
• Increase heat and boil until syrup turns deep amber, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan occasionally, about 12 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Add cream (mixture will bubble vigorously) and stir until caramel bits dissolve.
• Remove from heat and mix in rum.
• (Can be made 1 day ahead and chilled. Before serving, rewarm over low heat, stirring occasionally.)
• Make the rolls:.
• Working with one banana at a time, peel, and cut in half.
• Take half at a time, and quarter longways.
• Lay a spring roll wrapper with a point facing you, keeping the rest covered with a damp towel to prevent them from drying out.
• Sprinkle powdered sugar liberally on the wrapper.
• Then lay 1 quarter banana on the wrapper horizontally and then layer strawberry slices across to cover.
• Sprinkle a little coconut on the strawberries, and then put another quarter banana on top (like a sandwich).
• Fold the wrapper over, then the side corners in and roll up, being careful not to tear it.
• Seal with a little egg white.
• Keep covered with a lint free towel, and continue with the rest of the banana and strawberries until you have 8 rolls.
• Hold in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

SAUTEED BANANAS WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium high.
• Stir in 1 tablespon peanut oil, honey and brown sugar, stir until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes.
• Sit in milk, 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Stir and cook until the sauce thickens slightly, about 3 minutes.
• Remove sauce from heat and stir in raisins and chopped walnuts.
• Set aside and keep warm.
• Peel the bananas, cut each crosswise into 3 sections and then cut each section in half lengthwise.
• Add the additional 1/2 teaspoon peanut oil to a nonstick frying pan and place over medium-high heat.
• Add the cut bananas and saute until they begin to brown, 3 to 4 minutes each side turning once.
• Transfer to individual serving plates.
• Pour the rum into the pan, bring to a boil, and deglaze the pan.
• Cook until rum is reduced by half.
• Add the carmel sauce to the rum and warm.
• Spoon warm sauce over the bananas and serve immediately.

BANANA SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oil in a deep-fryer or large cast-iron skillet to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Peel bananas, and slice them in half lengthwise, then crosswise into fourths. Place one piece of banana diagonally across the corner of a spring roll wrapper, and sprinkle with brown sugar to taste. Roll from the corner to the center, then fold top and bottom corners in, and continue rolling. Dip your finger in water and brush the last edge to seal. Repeat with remaining banana pieces.
• Fry a few banana rolls at a time in the hot oil until evenly browned. Remove to paper towels to drain. Serve hot or cold.

TOFFEE BANANA SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• Warm the sunflower oil in a saucepan, or heat your deep-fat fryer to 180C. Meanwhile, cut each sheet of filo pastry in half vertically.
• Spread 2 tsp duche de leche over a halved banana. Sprinkle over some five-spice, then put the banana at the bottom of a halved filo sheet. Roll up and around the banana, folding in the sides with each roll so that they look like a spring roll. Brush some water across the final seam to seal. Repeat with the remaining banana halves. You can do this up to a day ahead, or make and freeze for up to a month.
• Deep-fry three rolls at a time until crispy and golden, then place on kitchen paper to drain.
• Slice in half and serve with coconut ice cream, scattered with toasted black sesame seeds.

TURON (SWEET FRIED BANANA SPRING ROLLS)

Steps:

• place a sliced banana 1 1/2 inch from the bottom edge of a spring roll wrapper, sprinkle it with some sugar and cinnamon, and top it with a sliced jack fruit.
• seal the sides and roll the wrapper, sealing the top as well with water/starch mixture.
• In the meantime, heat oil in non-stick wok(so sugar doesn't stick) until it's sizzling hot with the leftover sugar and fry the wrapped bananas until it's golden brown, spooning (or use spatula) the sugar from the pan on the wrapper to give it a bit of caramelized coating.
• Drain on paper towels or sieve.
• Serve while still warm and the wrapper's crunchy.

CARAMEL-RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine sugar and cornstarch in a heavy saucepan.
• Stir in cream, water and corn syrup.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly (mixture may looked curdled. Not to worry).
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
• Remove from heat and stir in butter, vanilla and rum (have a shot for yourself).
• Let mixture stand at room temperature until cooled.
• Store in refrigerator for up to 2 months.