Banana in Syrup

MediaHound · 08-07-2008, 12:40 AM

This is not my recipe!
Chong first posted it here:
Are these Sabas?
However I just made it and they were delicious and so I'm posting a photo journal of the cooking process.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chong

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:
My Saba Harvest 2008

chong · 08-07-2008, 12:52 AM

Thanks Jarred,
I forgot to add that using brown sugar will not only make the syrup darker more quickly, but it will also taste better since you do not have to keep it over the heat as long. Thus, avoiding the burnt sugar taste. Also, adding a 1/4 cube of sweet cream butter to the syrup gives it a richer flavor - sort of like Mrs. Butterworth's. Ha! Ha!

Chong

MediaHound · 08-07-2008, 01:06 AM

They were delicious and we have plenty for tomorrow!
I used 3 cups of sugar instead of 2, whoops, heh..

Those are good tips about brown sugar and sweet cream butter, thanks so much Chong!

What else would you recommend I do with all these Saba, lol?

chong · 08-07-2008, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MediaHound

They were delicious and we have plenty for tomorrow!
I used 3 cups of sugar instead of 2, whoops, heh..

Those are good tips about brown sugar and sweet cream butter, thanks so much Chong!

What else would you recommend I do with all these Saba, lol?

Hey Jarred,
I can tell that you're not very excited about those fruits. maybe you need to go to bed and take a break! LOL!

For afternoon snacks, we just boil the whole fruit, skin and all for 10-15 minutes (until they're done.) When sufficiently cool to the touch, peel them and serve with a mixture of sugar and fresh finely grated coconut to dip into, or mix with sliced cooked Saba.

What? You don't have fresh coconut? Time to go to bed and get the coconut in the morning. Ha! Ha!

More recipes to come . . . . .

MediaHound · 08-07-2008, 01:35 AM

mo bananas, mo problems, haha!

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