MediaHound
08-06-2008, 11:40 PM
This is not my recipe!
Chong first posted it here:
http://www.bananas.org/f12/these-sabas-5530.html#post47707
However I just made it and they were delicious and so I'm posting a photo journal of the cooking process.
I have not done any canning of this fruit, but here's a recipe for making the dessert. I suppose that you can place the mixture in a canning jar and in a pressure cooker for the final 10 minutes of the process.
BANANA IN SYRUP
Ingredients :
• 6 medium ripe Saba (or plantain bananas)
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups water
• 1/2 tsp. salt
Cooking Procedures :
1. Pour water in a saucepan. Stir in sugar and salt to dissolve. Heat over medium heat. Bring syrup to a boil and then lower the heat and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
2. Peel bananas and cut into 1/2 inch slices. Add to simmering syrup and continue cooking for another 10 minutes more or until Saba bananas are tender and syrup is slightly thickens and lightly golden brown.
3. Remove from heat. Transfer to a dessert plate and serve.
VARIATIONS:
Sweet Potato (Kamote) in Syrup
Substitute kamote (sweet potato) slices for bananas and cook as above until sweet potatoes are tender.
Enjoy!
Chong
I used the Saba fruits you can see in the pictures here:
http://www.bananas.org/f2/my-saba-harvest-2008-a-5534.html
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12156&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12156)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12157&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12157)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12158&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12158)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12159&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12159)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12160&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12160)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12161&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12161)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12162&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12162)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12163&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12163)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12164&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12164)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12165&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12165)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12166&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12166)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12167&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12167)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12168&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12168)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12169&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12169)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12170&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12170)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12171&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12171)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12172&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12172)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12173&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12173)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12174&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12174)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12175&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12175)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12176&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12176)
Chong first posted it here:
http://www.bananas.org/f12/these-sabas-5530.html#post47707
However I just made it and they were delicious and so I'm posting a photo journal of the cooking process.
I have not done any canning of this fruit, but here's a recipe for making the dessert. I suppose that you can place the mixture in a canning jar and in a pressure cooker for the final 10 minutes of the process.
BANANA IN SYRUP
Ingredients :
• 6 medium ripe Saba (or plantain bananas)
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups water
• 1/2 tsp. salt
Cooking Procedures :
1. Pour water in a saucepan. Stir in sugar and salt to dissolve. Heat over medium heat. Bring syrup to a boil and then lower the heat and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
2. Peel bananas and cut into 1/2 inch slices. Add to simmering syrup and continue cooking for another 10 minutes more or until Saba bananas are tender and syrup is slightly thickens and lightly golden brown.
3. Remove from heat. Transfer to a dessert plate and serve.
VARIATIONS:
Sweet Potato (Kamote) in Syrup
Substitute kamote (sweet potato) slices for bananas and cook as above until sweet potatoes are tender.
Enjoy!
Chong
I used the Saba fruits you can see in the pictures here:
http://www.bananas.org/f2/my-saba-harvest-2008-a-5534.html
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12156&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12156)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12157&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12157)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12158&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12158)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12159&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12159)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12160&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12160)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12161&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12161)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12162&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12162)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12163&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12163)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12164&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12164)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12165&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12165)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12166&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12166)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12167&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12167)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12168&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12168)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12169&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12169)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12170&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12170)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12171&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12171)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12172&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12172)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12173&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12173)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12174&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12174)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12175&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12175)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12176&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12176)