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Banana Meat

Banana Meat

Banana Meat is made of saba bananas and ground pork filling fried to golden perfection. It's a unique medley of sweet and savory flavors that will rock your tastebuds!

⏱ Prep: 0 min ⏱ Cook: 400 min

Ingredients

  • 0 canola oil
  • 0 small onion, peeled and chopped
  • 2 clove garlic, peeled and minced
  • 0.5 lb ground pork
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 0 salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 ripe but firm Saba bananas
  • 0.5 cup flour
  • 0.5 cup water

Instructions

  1. Get a pan - medium heat and warm up about 1 tablespoon of oil. Add onions and garlic and Cook it until softened.

  2. Add ground pork and cook, breaking up to small pieces with the back of a spoon, for, about 8 to 10 minutes or until it gets lightly browned.

  3. Drop in soy sauce and Keep cooking, stirring them around, until meat is cooked through. Add salt and pepper to taste.

  4. Remove meat from pan and in a colander, drain any excess liquid. Allow to cool to touch.

  5. Peel bananas. With a knife, make an incision on one side of the bananas.

  6. Gently stuff the banana with the cooked meat. using spoon

  7. Mix flour and water. Whisk together until smooth and well blended. Spoon mixture over stuffed bananas to cover meat filling.

  8. Get a pan on medium heat and warm up about 2 inches deep of oil.

  9. Gently place bananas stuffed side up into the hot oil. Cook for about 3 to 5 minutes or until it turns golden. Occasionally spoon oil on top of the bananas to cook and brown.

  10. Remove from heat and drain on paper towels. Serve warm.

  11. For best results, use ripe bananas for a sweet flavor but very firm so they'll hold shape during cooking.

  12. Do not overstuff the bananas lest they split open!

  13. Make sure to use enough oil so the top of the bananas will cook and brown without having to flip.